What color is #92BCC7?

#92BCC7 is a light, desaturated cyan, closest to the named color Aquatic. It belongs to the teal family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #92BCC7?

The RGB value is 146, 188, 199: 146 red, 188 green and 199 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #92BCC7?

The complementary color is #C79D92, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #92BCC7?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.24:1 and white text 2.05:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#92BCC7 color

#92BCC7 rgb(146, 188, 199)

Shades of teal

The hex color #92BCC7 is a light, desaturated cyan.

In the RGB color model it is made of 57.3% red, 73.7% green and 78% blue (146, 188, 199).

Its hue angle is 192°, with 32% saturation and 68% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 27% cyan, 6% magenta, 0% yellow and 22% black.

The closest named color is Aquatic (#99C1CC), a difference of 1.5 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 10.24:1).

#92BCC7 color codes

HEX	`#92BCC7`
RGB	`rgb(146, 188, 199)`
RGB percent	`rgb(57.3%, 73.7%, 78%)`
HSL	`hsl(192, 32%, 68%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(192, 27%, 78%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(27%, 6%, 0%, 22%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(73.67, -11.39, -10.1)`
CIE LCH	`lch(73.67, 15.22, 221.58)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(40.143, 46.199, 60.824)`
Decimal	`9616583`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #92BCC7, 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 #92BCC7	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.24:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.05:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#92BCC7 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.05:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.24:1	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 #92BCC7 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #92bcc7; }
.text { color: #92bcc7; }
.border { border: 2px solid #92bcc7; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(146 188 199 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #92bcc7, #92a2c7); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Light Blue.

Questions

What color is #92BCC7?: #92BCC7 is a light, desaturated cyan, closest to the named color Aquatic. It belongs to the teal family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #92BCC7?: The RGB value is 146, 188, 199: 146 red, 188 green and 199 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #92BCC7?: The complementary color is #C79D92, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #92BCC7?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.24:1 and white text 2.05:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.