What color is #92BAA0?

#92BAA0 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 #92BAA0?

The RGB value is 146, 186, 160: 146 red, 186 green and 160 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #92BAA0?

The complementary color is #BA92AC, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #92BAA0?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.75:1 and white text 2.15:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#92BAA0 color

#92BAA0 rgb(146, 186, 160)

Shades of green

The hex color #92BAA0 is a light, grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 57.3% red, 72.9% green and 62.7% blue (146, 186, 160).

Its hue angle is 141°, with 22% saturation and 65% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 22% cyan, 0% magenta, 14% yellow and 27% black.

The closest named color is Lichen (#8EBAA6), a difference of 2.3 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.75:1).

#92BAA0 color codes

HEX	`#92BAA0`
RGB	`rgb(146, 186, 160)`
RGB percent	`rgb(57.3%, 72.9%, 62.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(141, 22%, 65%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(141, 22%, 73%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(22%, 0%, 14%, 27%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(72.07, -18.67, 8.83)`
CIE LCH	`lch(72.07, 20.66, 154.69)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(35.756, 43.766, 39.815)`
Decimal	`9616032`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #92BAA0, 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 #92BAA0	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.75:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.15:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#92BAA0 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.15:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.75:1	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 #92BAA0 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #92baa0; }
.text { color: #92baa0; }
.border { border: 2px solid #92baa0; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(146 186 160 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #92baa0, #92bab4); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #92BAA0?: #92BAA0 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 #92BAA0?: The RGB value is 146, 186, 160: 146 red, 186 green and 160 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #92BAA0?: The complementary color is #BA92AC, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #92BAA0?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.75:1 and white text 2.15:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.