What color is #92BFBF?

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

What is the RGB value of #92BFBF?

The RGB value is 146, 191, 191: 146 red, 191 green and 191 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #92BFBF?

The complementary color is #BF9292, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #92BFBF?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.43:1 and white text 2.01:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#92BFBF color

#92BFBF rgb(146, 191, 191)

Shades of teal

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

In the RGB color model it is made of 57.3% red, 74.9% green and 74.9% blue (146, 191, 191).

Its hue angle is 180°, with 26% saturation and 66% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 24% cyan, 0% magenta, 0% yellow and 25% black.

The closest named color is Pastel Turquoise (#99C5C4), a difference of 1.7 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 10.43:1).

#92BFBF color codes

HEX	`#92BFBF`
RGB	`rgb(146, 191, 191)`
RGB percent	`rgb(57.3%, 74.9%, 74.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(180, 26%, 66%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(180, 24%, 75%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(24%, 0%, 0%, 25%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(74.27, -14.78, -4.86)`
CIE LCH	`lch(74.27, 15.55, 198.2)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(39.886, 47.132, 56.276)`
Decimal	`9617343`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #92BFBF, 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 #92BFBF	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.43:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.01:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#92BFBF as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.01:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.43:1	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 #92BFBF looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #92bfbf; }
.text { color: #92bfbf; }
.border { border: 2px solid #92bfbf; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(146 191 191 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #92bfbf, #92a9bf); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Powder Blue.

Questions

What color is #92BFBF?: #92BFBF is a light, desaturated cyan, closest to the named color Pastel Turquoise. It belongs to the teal family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #92BFBF?: The RGB value is 146, 191, 191: 146 red, 191 green and 191 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #92BFBF?: The complementary color is #BF9292, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #92BFBF?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.43:1 and white text 2.01:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.