What color is #92B0B0?

#92B0B0 is a light, grayish cyan, closest to the named color Cool. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #92B0B0?

The RGB value is 146, 176, 176: 146 red, 176 green and 176 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #92B0B0?

The complementary color is #B09292, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #92B0B0?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.06:1 and white text 2.32:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#92B0B0 color

#92B0B0 rgb(146, 176, 176)

Shades of gray

The hex color #92B0B0 is a light, grayish cyan.

In the RGB color model it is made of 57.3% red, 69% green and 69% blue (146, 176, 176).

Its hue angle is 180°, with 16% saturation and 63% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 17% cyan, 0% magenta, 0% yellow and 31% black.

The closest named color is Cool (#96B3B3), a difference of 1 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.06:1).

#92B0B0 color codes

HEX	`#92B0B0`
RGB	`rgb(146, 176, 176)`
RGB percent	`rgb(57.3%, 69%, 69%)`
HSL	`hsl(180, 16%, 63%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(180, 17%, 69%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(17%, 0%, 0%, 31%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(69.68, -10.2, -3.41)`
CIE LCH	`lch(69.68, 10.75, 198.52)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(35.214, 40.295, 46.988)`
Decimal	`9613488`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #92B0B0, 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 #92B0B0	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.06:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.32:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#92B0B0 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.32:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.06:1	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 #92B0B0 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #92b0b0; }
.text { color: #92b0b0; }
.border { border: 2px solid #92b0b0; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(146 176 176 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #92b0b0, #92a1b0); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Ash Gray.

Questions

What color is #92B0B0?: #92B0B0 is a light, grayish cyan, closest to the named color Cool. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #92B0B0?: The RGB value is 146, 176, 176: 146 red, 176 green and 176 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #92B0B0?: The complementary color is #B09292, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #92B0B0?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.06:1 and white text 2.32:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.