What color is #92BDC5?

#92BDC5 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 #92BDC5?

The RGB value is 146, 189, 197: 146 red, 189 green and 197 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #92BDC5?

The complementary color is #C59A92, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #92BDC5?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.31:1 and white text 2.04:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#92BDC5 color

#92BDC5 rgb(146, 189, 197)

Shades of teal

The hex color #92BDC5 is a light, desaturated cyan.

In the RGB color model it is made of 57.3% red, 74.1% green and 77.3% blue (146, 189, 197).

Its hue angle is 189°, with 31% saturation and 67% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 26% cyan, 4% magenta, 0% yellow and 23% black.

The closest named color is Aquatic (#99C1CC), a difference of 2.2 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 10.31:1).

#92BDC5 color codes

HEX	`#92BDC5`
RGB	`rgb(146, 189, 197)`
RGB percent	`rgb(57.3%, 74.1%, 77.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(189, 31%, 67%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(189, 26%, 77%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(26%, 4%, 0%, 23%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(73.89, -12.38, -8.69)`
CIE LCH	`lch(73.89, 15.12, 215.08)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(40.127, 46.536, 59.681)`
Decimal	`9616837`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #92BDC5, 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 #92BDC5	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.31:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.04:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#92BDC5 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.04:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.31:1	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 #92BDC5 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #92bdc5; }
.text { color: #92bdc5; }
.border { border: 2px solid #92bdc5; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(146 189 197 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #92bdc5, #92a4c5); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Light Blue.

Questions

What color is #92BDC5?: #92BDC5 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 #92BDC5?: The RGB value is 146, 189, 197: 146 red, 189 green and 197 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #92BDC5?: The complementary color is #C59A92, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #92BDC5?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.31:1 and white text 2.04:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.