What color is #9892BC?

#9892BC is a light, grayish blue, closest to the named color Wizard’s Brew. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #9892BC?

The RGB value is 152, 146, 188: 152 red, 146 green and 188 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #9892BC?

The complementary color is #B6BC92, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #9892BC?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.17:1 and white text 2.93:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#9892BC color

#9892BC rgb(152, 146, 188)

Shades of blue

The hex color #9892BC is a light, grayish blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 59.6% red, 57.3% green and 73.7% blue (152, 146, 188).

Its hue angle is 249°, with 24% saturation and 65% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 19% cyan, 22% magenta, 0% yellow and 26% black.

The closest named color is Wizard’s Brew (#A090B8), a difference of 3.4 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.17:1).

#9892BC color codes

HEX	`#9892BC`
RGB	`rgb(152, 146, 188)`
RGB percent	`rgb(59.6%, 57.3%, 73.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(249, 24%, 65%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(249, 22%, 74%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(19%, 22%, 0%, 26%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(62.39, 11.03, -20.99)`
CIE LCH	`lch(62.39, 23.72, 297.72)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(32.303, 30.864, 51.823)`
Decimal	`9999036`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #9892BC, 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 #9892BC	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.17:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.93:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#9892BC as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.93:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.17:1	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 #9892BC looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #9892bc; }
.text { color: #9892bc; }
.border { border: 2px solid #9892bc; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(152 146 188 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #9892bc, #ad92bc); }

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Questions

What color is #9892BC?: #9892BC is a light, grayish blue, closest to the named color Wizard’s Brew. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #9892BC?: The RGB value is 152, 146, 188: 152 red, 146 green and 188 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #9892BC?: The complementary color is #B6BC92, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #9892BC?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.17:1 and white text 2.93:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.