What color is #92BAAE?

#92BAAE is a light, grayish spring green, closest to the named color Treetop. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #92BAAE?

The RGB value is 146, 186, 174: 146 red, 186 green and 174 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #92BAAE?

The complementary color is #BA929E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #92BAAE?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.86:1 and white text 2.13:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#92BAAE color

#92BAAE rgb(146, 186, 174)

Shades of green

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

In the RGB color model it is made of 57.3% red, 72.9% green and 68.2% blue (146, 186, 174).

Its hue angle is 162°, with 22% saturation and 65% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 22% cyan, 0% magenta, 6% yellow and 27% black.

The closest named color is Treetop (#91B6AC), a difference of 1.4 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.86:1).

#92BAAE color codes

HEX	`#92BAAE`
RGB	`rgb(146, 186, 174)`
RGB percent	`rgb(57.3%, 72.9%, 68.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(162, 22%, 65%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(162, 22%, 73%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(22%, 0%, 6%, 27%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(72.42, -15.86, 1.69)`
CIE LCH	`lch(72.42, 15.95, 173.92)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(37.051, 44.283, 46.632)`
Decimal	`9616046`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #92BAAE, 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 #92BAAE	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.86:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.13:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#92BAAE as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.13:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.86:1	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 #92BAAE looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #92baae; }
.text { color: #92baae; }
.border { border: 2px solid #92baae; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(146 186 174 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #92baae, #92b2ba); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Ash Gray.

Questions

What color is #92BAAE?: #92BAAE is a light, grayish spring green, closest to the named color Treetop. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #92BAAE?: The RGB value is 146, 186, 174: 146 red, 186 green and 174 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #92BAAE?: The complementary color is #BA929E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #92BAAE?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.86:1 and white text 2.13:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.