What color is #92BABD?

#92BABD is a light, grayish cyan, closest to the named color Summit. It belongs to the teal family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #92BABD?

The RGB value is 146, 186, 189: 146 red, 186 green and 189 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #92BABD?

The complementary color is #BD9592, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #92BABD?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.98:1 and white text 2.1:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#92BABD color

#92BABD rgb(146, 186, 189)

Shades of teal

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

In the RGB color model it is made of 57.3% red, 72.9% green and 74.1% blue (146, 186, 189).

Its hue angle is 184°, with 25% saturation and 66% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 23% cyan, 2% magenta, 0% yellow and 26% black.

The closest named color is Summit (#8BB6B8), a difference of 1.6 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.98:1).

#92BABD color codes

HEX	`#92BABD`
RGB	`rgb(146, 186, 189)`
RGB percent	`rgb(57.3%, 72.9%, 74.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(184, 25%, 66%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(184, 23%, 74%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(23%, 2%, 0%, 26%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(72.83, -12.62, -5.91)`
CIE LCH	`lch(72.83, 13.93, 205.08)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(38.596, 44.901, 54.768)`
Decimal	`9616061`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #92BABD, 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 #92BABD	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.98:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.1:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#92BABD as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.1:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.98:1	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 #92BABD looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #92babd; }
.text { color: #92babd; }
.border { border: 2px solid #92babd; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(146 186 189 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #92babd, #92a5bd); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Light Blue.

Questions

What color is #92BABD?: #92BABD is a light, grayish cyan, closest to the named color Summit. It belongs to the teal family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #92BABD?: The RGB value is 146, 186, 189: 146 red, 186 green and 189 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #92BABD?: The complementary color is #BD9592, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #92BABD?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.98:1 and white text 2.1:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.