What color is #92BD89?

#92BD89 is a light, desaturated green, closest to the named color Dark Sea Green. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #92BD89?

The RGB value is 146, 189, 137: 146 red, 189 green and 137 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #92BD89?

The complementary color is #B489BD, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #92BD89?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.86:1 and white text 2.13:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#92BD89 color

#92BD89 rgb(146, 189, 137)

Shades of green

The hex color #92BD89 is a light, desaturated green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 57.3% red, 74.1% green and 53.7% blue (146, 189, 137).

Its hue angle is 110°, with 28% saturation and 64% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 23% cyan, 0% magenta, 28% yellow and 26% black.

The closest named color is Dark Sea Green (#8FBC8F), a difference of 1.9 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.86:1).

#92BD89 color codes

HEX	`#92BD89`
RGB	`rgb(146, 189, 137)`
RGB percent	`rgb(57.3%, 74.1%, 53.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(110, 28%, 64%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(110, 28%, 74%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(23%, 0%, 28%, 26%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(72.44, -24.3, 21.77)`
CIE LCH	`lch(72.44, 32.62, 138.14)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(34.566, 44.311, 30.394)`
Decimal	`9616777`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #92BD89, 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 #92BD89	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.86:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.13:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#92BD89 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.13:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.86:1	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 #92BD89 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #92bd89; }
.text { color: #92bd89; }
.border { border: 2px solid #92bd89; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(146 189 137 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #92bd89, #89bd9a); }

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Questions

What color is #92BD89?: #92BD89 is a light, desaturated green, closest to the named color Dark Sea Green. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #92BD89?: The RGB value is 146, 189, 137: 146 red, 189 green and 137 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #92BD89?: The complementary color is #B489BD, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #92BD89?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.86:1 and white text 2.13:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.