What color is #92BFCD?

#92BFCD 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 #92BFCD?

The RGB value is 146, 191, 205: 146 red, 191 green and 205 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #92BFCD?

The complementary color is #CDA092, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #92BFCD?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.56:1 and white text 1.99:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#92BFCD color

#92BFCD rgb(146, 191, 205)

Shades of teal

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

In the RGB color model it is made of 57.3% red, 74.9% green and 80.4% blue (146, 191, 205).

Its hue angle is 194°, with 37% saturation and 69% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 29% cyan, 7% magenta, 0% yellow and 20% 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 10.56:1).

#92BFCD color codes

HEX	`#92BFCD`
RGB	`rgb(146, 191, 205)`
RGB percent	`rgb(57.3%, 74.9%, 80.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(194, 37%, 69%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(194, 29%, 80%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(29%, 7%, 0%, 20%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(74.68, -11.56, -11.86)`
CIE LCH	`lch(74.68, 16.56, 225.73)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(41.501, 47.778, 64.781)`
Decimal	`9617357`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #92BFCD, 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 #92BFCD	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.56:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.99:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#92BFCD as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.99:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.56:1	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 #92BFCD looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #92bfcd; }
.text { color: #92bfcd; }
.border { border: 2px solid #92bfcd; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(146 191 205 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #92bfcd, #92a2cd); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Sky Blue.

Questions

What color is #92BFCD?: #92BFCD 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 #92BFCD?: The RGB value is 146, 191, 205: 146 red, 191 green and 205 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #92BFCD?: The complementary color is #CDA092, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #92BFCD?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.56:1 and white text 1.99:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.