What color is #92AD55?

#92AD55 is a desaturated yellow-green, closest to the named color Lime It or Leave It. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #92AD55?

The RGB value is 146, 173, 85: 146 red, 173 green and 85 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #92AD55?

The complementary color is #7055AD, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #92AD55?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.33:1 and white text 2.52:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#92AD55 color

#92AD55 rgb(146, 173, 85)

Shades of green

The hex color #92AD55 is a desaturated yellow-green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 57.3% red, 67.8% green and 33.3% blue (146, 173, 85).

Its hue angle is 78°, with 35% saturation and 51% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 16% cyan, 0% magenta, 51% yellow and 32% black.

The closest named color is Lime It or Leave It (#8CA94A), a difference of 1.8 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.33:1).

#92AD55 color codes

HEX	`#92AD55`
RGB	`rgb(146, 173, 85)`
RGB percent	`rgb(57.3%, 67.8%, 33.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(78, 35%, 51%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(78, 51%, 68%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(16%, 0%, 51%, 32%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(67.02, -23.41, 41.78)`
CIE LCH	`lch(67.02, 47.89, 119.27)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(28.437, 36.654, 14.169)`
Decimal	`9612629`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #92AD55, 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 #92AD55	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.33:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.52:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#92AD55 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.52:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.33:1	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 #92AD55 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #92ad55; }
.text { color: #92ad55; }
.border { border: 2px solid #92ad55; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(146 173 85 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #92ad55, #66ad55); }

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Questions

What color is #92AD55?: #92AD55 is a desaturated yellow-green, closest to the named color Lime It or Leave It. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #92AD55?: The RGB value is 146, 173, 85: 146 red, 173 green and 85 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #92AD55?: The complementary color is #7055AD, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #92AD55?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.33:1 and white text 2.52:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.