What color is #92BACB?

#92BACB is a light, desaturated azure, closest to the named color Neptune’s Realm. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #92BACB?

The RGB value is 146, 186, 203: 146 red, 186 green and 203 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #92BACB?

The complementary color is #CBA392, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #92BACB?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.11:1 and white text 2.08:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#92BACB color

#92BACB rgb(146, 186, 203)

Shades of blue

The hex color #92BACB is a light, desaturated azure.

In the RGB color model it is made of 57.3% red, 72.9% green and 79.6% blue (146, 186, 203).

Its hue angle is 198°, with 35% saturation and 68% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 28% cyan, 8% magenta, 0% yellow and 20% black.

The closest named color is Neptune’s Realm (#97C0D1), a difference of 1.6 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 10.11:1).

#92BACB color codes

HEX	`#92BACB`
RGB	`rgb(146, 186, 203)`
RGB percent	`rgb(57.3%, 72.9%, 79.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(198, 35%, 68%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(198, 28%, 80%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(28%, 8%, 0%, 20%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(73.25, -9.39, -12.93)`
CIE LCH	`lch(73.25, 15.98, 234)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(40.189, 45.539, 63.161)`
Decimal	`9616075`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #92BACB, 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 #92BACB	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.11:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.08:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#92BACB as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.08:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.11:1	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 #92BACB looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #92bacb; }
.text { color: #92bacb; }
.border { border: 2px solid #92bacb; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(146 186 203 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #92bacb, #929ecb); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Sky Blue.

Questions

What color is #92BACB?: #92BACB is a light, desaturated azure, closest to the named color Neptune’s Realm. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #92BACB?: The RGB value is 146, 186, 203: 146 red, 186 green and 203 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #92BACB?: The complementary color is #CBA392, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #92BACB?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.11:1 and white text 2.08:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.