What color is #92BCAE?

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

What is the RGB value of #92BCAE?

The RGB value is 146, 188, 174: 146 red, 188 green and 174 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #92BCAE?

The complementary color is #BC92A0, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #92BCAE?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.03:1 and white text 2.09:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#92BCAE color

#92BCAE rgb(146, 188, 174)

Shades of green

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

In the RGB color model it is made of 57.3% red, 73.7% green and 68.2% blue (146, 188, 174).

Its hue angle is 160°, with 24% saturation and 65% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 22% cyan, 0% magenta, 7% yellow and 26% black.

The closest named color is Lichen (#8EBAA6), a difference of 2.4 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 10.03:1).

#92BCAE color codes

HEX	`#92BCAE`
RGB	`rgb(146, 188, 174)`
RGB percent	`rgb(57.3%, 73.7%, 68.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(160, 24%, 65%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(160, 22%, 74%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(22%, 0%, 7%, 26%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(72.98, -16.89, 2.5)`
CIE LCH	`lch(72.98, 17.08, 171.56)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(37.475, 45.132, 46.773)`
Decimal	`9616558`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #92BCAE, 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 #92BCAE	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.03:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.09:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#92BCAE as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.09:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.03:1	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 #92BCAE looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #92bcae; }
.text { color: #92bcae; }
.border { border: 2px solid #92bcae; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(146 188 174 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #92bcae, #92b5bc); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Ash Gray.

Questions

What color is #92BCAE?: #92BCAE is a light, grayish spring green, closest to the named color Lichen. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #92BCAE?: The RGB value is 146, 188, 174: 146 red, 188 green and 174 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #92BCAE?: The complementary color is #BC92A0, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #92BCAE?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.03:1 and white text 2.09:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.