What color is #92AE8B?

#92AE8B is a grayish green, closest to the named color Foliage. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #92AE8B?

The RGB value is 146, 174, 139: 146 red, 174 green and 139 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #92AE8B?

The complementary color is #A78BAE, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #92AE8B?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.65:1 and white text 2.43:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#92AE8B color

#92AE8B rgb(146, 174, 139)

Shades of green

The hex color #92AE8B is a grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 57.3% red, 68.2% green and 54.5% blue (146, 174, 139).

Its hue angle is 108°, with 18% saturation and 61% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 16% cyan, 0% magenta, 20% yellow and 32% black.

The closest named color is Foliage (#95B388), a difference of 2.5 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.65:1).

#92AE8B color codes

HEX	`#92AE8B`
RGB	`rgb(146, 174, 139)`
RGB percent	`rgb(57.3%, 68.2%, 54.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(108, 18%, 61%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(108, 20%, 68%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(16%, 0%, 20%, 32%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(68.2, -16.38, 14.84)`
CIE LCH	`lch(68.2, 22.1, 137.83)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(31.649, 38.247, 30.136)`
Decimal	`9612939`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #92AE8B, 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 #92AE8B	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.65:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.43:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#92AE8B as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.43:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.65:1	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 #92AE8B looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #92ae8b; }
.text { color: #92ae8b; }
.border { border: 2px solid #92ae8b; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(146 174 139 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #92ae8b, #8bae96); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #92AE8B?: #92AE8B is a grayish green, closest to the named color Foliage. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #92AE8B?: The RGB value is 146, 174, 139: 146 red, 174 green and 139 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #92AE8B?: The complementary color is #A78BAE, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #92AE8B?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.65:1 and white text 2.43:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.