What color is #92ACBC?

#92ACBC is a light, grayish azure, closest to the named color Grauzone. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #92ACBC?

The RGB value is 146, 172, 188: 146 red, 172 green and 188 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #92ACBC?

The complementary color is #BCA292, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #92ACBC?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.85:1 and white text 2.37:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#92ACBC color

#92ACBC rgb(146, 172, 188)

Shades of gray

The hex color #92ACBC is a light, grayish azure.

In the RGB color model it is made of 57.3% red, 67.5% green and 73.7% blue (146, 172, 188).

Its hue angle is 203°, with 24% saturation and 65% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 22% cyan, 9% magenta, 0% yellow and 26% black.

The closest named color is Grauzone (#85A3B2), a difference of 3.3 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.85:1).

#92ACBC color codes

HEX	`#92ACBC`
RGB	`rgb(146, 172, 188)`
RGB percent	`rgb(57.3%, 67.5%, 73.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(203, 24%, 65%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(203, 22%, 74%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(22%, 9%, 0%, 26%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(68.93, -5.38, -11.16)`
CIE LCH	`lch(68.93, 12.39, 244.25)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(35.681, 39.246, 53.262)`
Decimal	`9612476`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #92ACBC, based on their position on the color wheel.

Complementary

The color opposite on the color wheel (180°). Strongest contrast.

Analogous

Neighbors 30° either side. Calm, natural combinations.

Split complementary

The two colors next to the complement (150° and 210°).

Triadic

Three colors evenly spaced, 120° apart.

Tetradic (square)

Four colors 90° apart.

Shades, tints and tones

Shades (darker, mixed with black)

Tints (lighter, mixed with white)

Tones (mixed with gray)

Contrast and accessibility

Text on #92ACBC	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.85:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.37:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#92ACBC as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.37:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.85:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

WCAG 2 asks for 4.5:1 for normal text (AA), 7:1 for AAA, and 3:1 for large text. Check other pairs.

Color blindness simulation

How #92ACBC looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #92acbc; }
.text { color: #92acbc; }
.border { border: 2px solid #92acbc; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(146 172 188 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #92acbc, #9297bc); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Light Steel Blue.

Questions

What color is #92ACBC?: #92ACBC is a light, grayish azure, closest to the named color Grauzone. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #92ACBC?: The RGB value is 146, 172, 188: 146 red, 172 green and 188 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #92ACBC?: The complementary color is #BCA292, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #92ACBC?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.85:1 and white text 2.37:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.