What color is #92BB9C?

#92BB9C 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 #92BB9C?

The RGB value is 146, 187, 156: 146 red, 187 green and 156 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #92BB9C?

The complementary color is #BB92B1, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #92BB9C?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.81:1 and white text 2.14:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#92BB9C color

#92BB9C rgb(146, 187, 156)

Shades of green

The hex color #92BB9C is a light, grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 57.3% red, 73.3% green and 61.2% blue (146, 187, 156).

Its hue angle is 135°, with 23% saturation and 65% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 22% cyan, 0% magenta, 17% yellow and 27% black.

The closest named color is Lichen (#8EBAA6), a difference of 3.8 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.81:1).

#92BB9C color codes

HEX	`#92BB9C`
RGB	`rgb(146, 187, 156)`
RGB percent	`rgb(57.3%, 73.3%, 61.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(135, 23%, 65%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(135, 22%, 73%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(22%, 0%, 17%, 27%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(72.26, -19.94, 11.28)`
CIE LCH	`lch(72.26, 22.91, 150.52)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(35.623, 44.051, 38.072)`
Decimal	`9616284`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #92BB9C, 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 #92BB9C	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.81:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.14:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#92BB9C as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.14:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.81:1	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 #92BB9C looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #92bb9c; }
.text { color: #92bb9c; }
.border { border: 2px solid #92bb9c; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(146 187 156 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #92bb9c, #92bbb1); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #92BB9C?: #92BB9C 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 #92BB9C?: The RGB value is 146, 187, 156: 146 red, 187 green and 156 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #92BB9C?: The complementary color is #BB92B1, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #92BB9C?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.81:1 and white text 2.14:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.