What color is #92CAC6?

#92CAC6 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 #92CAC6?

The RGB value is 146, 202, 198: 146 red, 202 green and 198 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #92CAC6?

The complementary color is #CA9296, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #92CAC6?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.49:1 and white text 1.83:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#92CAC6 color

#92CAC6 rgb(146, 202, 198)

Shades of teal

The hex color #92CAC6 is a light, desaturated cyan.

In the RGB color model it is made of 57.3% red, 79.2% green and 77.6% blue (146, 202, 198).

Its hue angle is 176°, with 35% saturation and 68% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 28% cyan, 0% magenta, 2% yellow and 21% black.

The closest named color is Pastel Turquoise (#99C5C4), a difference of 3 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 11.49:1).

#92CAC6 color codes

HEX	`#92CAC6`
RGB	`rgb(146, 202, 198)`
RGB percent	`rgb(57.3%, 79.2%, 77.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(176, 35%, 68%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(176, 28%, 79%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(28%, 0%, 2%, 21%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(77.54, -18.85, -3.84)`
CIE LCH	`lch(77.54, 19.23, 191.52)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(43.164, 52.427, 61.26)`
Decimal	`9620166`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #92CAC6, 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 #92CAC6	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	11.49:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.83:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#92CAC6 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.83:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	11.49:1	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 #92CAC6 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #92cac6; }
.text { color: #92cac6; }
.border { border: 2px solid #92cac6; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(146 202 198 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #92cac6, #92b2ca); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Powder Blue.

Questions

What color is #92CAC6?: #92CAC6 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 #92CAC6?: The RGB value is 146, 202, 198: 146 red, 202 green and 198 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #92CAC6?: The complementary color is #CA9296, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #92CAC6?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.49:1 and white text 1.83:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.