What color is #92C5B1?

#92C5B1 is a light, desaturated spring green, closest to the named color Mint Twist. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #92C5B1?

The RGB value is 146, 197, 177: 146 red, 197 green and 177 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #92C5B1?

The complementary color is #C592A6, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #92C5B1?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.84:1 and white text 1.94:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#92C5B1 color

#92C5B1 rgb(146, 197, 177)

Shades of green

The hex color #92C5B1 is a light, desaturated spring green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 57.3% red, 77.3% green and 69.4% blue (146, 197, 177).

Its hue angle is 156°, with 31% saturation and 67% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 26% cyan, 0% magenta, 10% yellow and 23% black.

The closest named color is Mint Twist (#98CBBA), a difference of 2 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 10.84:1).

#92C5B1 color codes

HEX	`#92C5B1`
RGB	`rgb(146, 197, 177)`
RGB percent	`rgb(57.3%, 77.3%, 69.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(156, 31%, 67%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(156, 26%, 77%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(26%, 0%, 10%, 23%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(75.59, -20.84, 4.65)`
CIE LCH	`lch(75.59, 21.35, 167.42)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(39.754, 49.216, 48.992)`
Decimal	`9618865`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #92C5B1, 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 #92C5B1	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.84:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.94:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#92C5B1 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.94:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.84:1	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 #92C5B1 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #92c5b1; }
.text { color: #92c5b1; }
.border { border: 2px solid #92c5b1; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(146 197 177 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #92c5b1, #92bfc5); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Medium Aquamarine.

Questions

What color is #92C5B1?: #92C5B1 is a light, desaturated spring green, closest to the named color Mint Twist. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #92C5B1?: The RGB value is 146, 197, 177: 146 red, 197 green and 177 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #92C5B1?: The complementary color is #C592A6, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #92C5B1?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.84:1 and white text 1.94:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.