What color is #92CCE6?

#92CCE6 is a light, moderate azure, closest to the named color Sky Fall. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #92CCE6?

The RGB value is 146, 204, 230: 146 red, 204 green and 230 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #92CCE6?

The complementary color is #E6AC92, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #92CCE6?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 12:1 and white text 1.75:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#92CCE6 color

#92CCE6 rgb(146, 204, 230)

Shades of blue

The hex color #92CCE6 is a light, moderate azure.

In the RGB color model it is made of 57.3% red, 80% green and 90.2% blue (146, 204, 230).

Its hue angle is 199°, with 63% saturation and 74% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 37% cyan, 11% magenta, 0% yellow and 10% black.

The closest named color is Sky Fall (#89C6DF), a difference of 1.8 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 12:1).

#92CCE6 color codes

HEX	`#92CCE6`
RGB	`rgb(146, 204, 230)`
RGB percent	`rgb(57.3%, 80%, 90.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(199, 63%, 74%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(199, 37%, 90%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(37%, 11%, 0%, 10%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(79.05, -12.27, -18.79)`
CIE LCH	`lch(79.05, 22.44, 236.86)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(47.725, 55.007, 82.95)`
Decimal	`9620710`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #92CCE6, 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 #92CCE6	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	12:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.75:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#92CCE6 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.75:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	12:1	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 #92CCE6 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #92cce6; }
.text { color: #92cce6; }
.border { border: 2px solid #92cce6; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(146 204 230 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #92cce6, #92a2e6); }

Background

Text color

Border

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Questions

What color is #92CCE6?: #92CCE6 is a light, moderate azure, closest to the named color Sky Fall. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #92CCE6?: The RGB value is 146, 204, 230: 146 red, 204 green and 230 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #92CCE6?: The complementary color is #E6AC92, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #92CCE6?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 12:1 and white text 1.75:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.