What color is #92B99A?

#92B99A is a light, grayish green, closest to the named color Dark Sea Green. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #92B99A?

The RGB value is 146, 185, 154: 146 red, 185 green and 154 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #92B99A?

The complementary color is #B992B1, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #92B99A?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.63:1 and white text 2.18:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#92B99A color

#92B99A rgb(146, 185, 154)

Shades of green

The hex color #92B99A is a light, grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 57.3% red, 72.5% green and 60.4% blue (146, 185, 154).

Its hue angle is 132°, with 22% saturation and 65% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 21% cyan, 0% magenta, 17% yellow and 27% black.

The closest named color is Dark Sea Green (#8FBC8F), a difference of 3.9 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.63:1).

#92B99A color codes

HEX	`#92B99A`
RGB	`rgb(146, 185, 154)`
RGB percent	`rgb(57.3%, 72.5%, 60.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(132, 22%, 65%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(132, 21%, 73%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(21%, 0%, 17%, 27%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(71.65, -19.31, 11.5)`
CIE LCH	`lch(71.65, 22.47, 149.22)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(35.034, 43.141, 37.047)`
Decimal	`9615770`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #92B99A, 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 #92B99A	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.63:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.18:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#92B99A as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.18:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.63:1	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 #92B99A looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #92b99a; }
.text { color: #92b99a; }
.border { border: 2px solid #92b99a; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(146 185 154 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #92b99a, #92b9ae); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #92B99A?: #92B99A is a light, grayish green, closest to the named color Dark Sea Green. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #92B99A?: The RGB value is 146, 185, 154: 146 red, 185 green and 154 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #92B99A?: The complementary color is #B992B1, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #92B99A?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.63:1 and white text 2.18:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.