What color is #92B1B1?

#92B1B1 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 #92B1B1?

The RGB value is 146, 177, 177: 146 red, 177 green and 177 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #92B1B1?

The complementary color is #B19292, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #92B1B1?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.15:1 and white text 2.3:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#92B1B1 color

#92B1B1 rgb(146, 177, 177)

Shades of gray

The hex color #92B1B1 is a light, grayish cyan.

In the RGB color model it is made of 57.3% red, 69.4% green and 69.4% blue (146, 177, 177).

Its hue angle is 180°, with 17% saturation and 63% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 18% cyan, 0% magenta, 0% yellow and 31% black.

The closest named color is Cool (#96B3B3), a difference of 0.9 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.15:1).

#92B1B1 color codes

HEX	`#92B1B1`
RGB	`rgb(146, 177, 177)`
RGB percent	`rgb(57.3%, 69.4%, 69.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(180, 17%, 63%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(180, 18%, 69%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(18%, 0%, 0%, 31%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(69.99, -10.51, -3.52)`
CIE LCH	`lch(69.99, 11.08, 198.49)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(35.51, 40.728, 47.577)`
Decimal	`9613745`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #92B1B1, 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 #92B1B1	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.15:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.3:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#92B1B1 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.3:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.15:1	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 #92B1B1 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #92b1b1; }
.text { color: #92b1b1; }
.border { border: 2px solid #92b1b1; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(146 177 177 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #92b1b1, #92a2b1); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Ash Gray.

Questions

What color is #92B1B1?: #92B1B1 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 #92B1B1?: The RGB value is 146, 177, 177: 146 red, 177 green and 177 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #92B1B1?: The complementary color is #B19292, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #92B1B1?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.15:1 and white text 2.3:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.