What color is #92B8A0?

#92B8A0 is a light, grayish green, closest to the named color Lichen. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #92B8A0?

The RGB value is 146, 184, 160: 146 red, 184 green and 160 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #92B8A0?

The complementary color is #B892AA, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #92B8A0?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.59:1 and white text 2.19:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#92B8A0 color

#92B8A0 rgb(146, 184, 160)

Shades of green

The hex color #92B8A0 is a light, grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 57.3% red, 72.2% green and 62.7% blue (146, 184, 160).

Its hue angle is 142°, with 21% saturation and 65% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 21% cyan, 0% magenta, 13% yellow and 28% black.

The closest named color is Lichen (#8EBAA6), a difference of 2.1 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.59:1).

#92B8A0 color codes

HEX	`#92B8A0`
RGB	`rgb(146, 184, 160)`
RGB percent	`rgb(57.3%, 72.2%, 62.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(142, 21%, 65%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(142, 21%, 72%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(21%, 0%, 13%, 28%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(71.51, -17.65, 8.02)`
CIE LCH	`lch(71.51, 19.39, 155.56)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(35.338, 42.929, 39.675)`
Decimal	`9615520`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #92B8A0, 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 #92B8A0	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.59:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.19:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#92B8A0 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.19:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.59:1	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 #92B8A0 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #92b8a0; }
.text { color: #92b8a0; }
.border { border: 2px solid #92b8a0; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(146 184 160 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #92b8a0, #92b8b3); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dark Sea Green.

Questions

What color is #92B8A0?: #92B8A0 is a light, grayish green, closest to the named color Lichen. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #92B8A0?: The RGB value is 146, 184, 160: 146 red, 184 green and 160 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #92B8A0?: The complementary color is #B892AA, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #92B8A0?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.59:1 and white text 2.19:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.