What color is #92B0BC?

#92B0BC is a light, grayish azure, closest to the named color Shallow Sea. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #92B0BC?

The RGB value is 146, 176, 188: 146 red, 176 green and 188 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #92B0BC?

The complementary color is #BC9E92, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #92B0BC?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.16:1 and white text 2.29:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#92B0BC color

#92B0BC rgb(146, 176, 188)

Shades of gray

The hex color #92B0BC is a light, grayish azure.

In the RGB color model it is made of 57.3% red, 69% green and 73.7% blue (146, 176, 188).

Its hue angle is 197°, with 24% saturation and 65% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 22% cyan, 6% magenta, 0% yellow and 26% black.

The closest named color is Shallow Sea (#9AB8C2), a difference of 2.4 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.16:1).

#92B0BC color codes

HEX	`#92B0BC`
RGB	`rgb(146, 176, 188)`
RGB percent	`rgb(57.3%, 69%, 73.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(197, 24%, 65%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(197, 22%, 74%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(22%, 6%, 0%, 26%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(70.03, -7.54, -9.51)`
CIE LCH	`lch(70.03, 12.14, 231.6)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(36.454, 40.791, 53.52)`
Decimal	`9613500`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #92B0BC, 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 #92B0BC	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.16:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.29:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#92B0BC as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.29:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.16:1	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 #92B0BC looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #92b0bc; }
.text { color: #92b0bc; }
.border { border: 2px solid #92b0bc; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(146 176 188 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #92b0bc, #929bbc); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Pewter.

Questions

What color is #92B0BC?: #92B0BC is a light, grayish azure, closest to the named color Shallow Sea. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #92B0BC?: The RGB value is 146, 176, 188: 146 red, 176 green and 188 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #92B0BC?: The complementary color is #BC9E92, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #92B0BC?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.16:1 and white text 2.29:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.