What color is #92B3B3?

#92B3B3 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 #92B3B3?

The RGB value is 146, 179, 179: 146 red, 179 green and 179 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #92B3B3?

The complementary color is #B39292, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #92B3B3?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.32:1 and white text 2.25:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#92B3B3 color

#92B3B3 rgb(146, 179, 179)

Shades of gray

The hex color #92B3B3 is a light, grayish cyan.

In the RGB color model it is made of 57.3% red, 70.2% green and 70.2% blue (146, 179, 179).

Its hue angle is 180°, with 18% saturation and 64% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 18% cyan, 0% magenta, 0% yellow and 30% black.

The closest named color is Cool (#96B3B3), a difference of 1.2 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.32:1).

#92B3B3 color codes

HEX	`#92B3B3`
RGB	`rgb(146, 179, 179)`
RGB percent	`rgb(57.3%, 70.2%, 70.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(180, 18%, 64%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(180, 18%, 70%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(18%, 0%, 0%, 30%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(70.6, -11.14, -3.72)`
CIE LCH	`lch(70.6, 11.74, 198.45)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(36.109, 41.605, 48.767)`
Decimal	`9614259`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #92B3B3, 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 #92B3B3	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.32:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.25:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#92B3B3 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.25:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.32:1	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 #92B3B3 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #92b3b3; }
.text { color: #92b3b3; }
.border { border: 2px solid #92b3b3; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(146 179 179 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #92b3b3, #92a3b3); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Ash Gray.

Questions

What color is #92B3B3?: #92B3B3 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 #92B3B3?: The RGB value is 146, 179, 179: 146 red, 179 green and 179 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #92B3B3?: The complementary color is #B39292, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #92B3B3?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.32:1 and white text 2.25:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.