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#92C9AD Color

#92C9AD is rgb(146, 201, 173) in RGB, hsl(149, 34%, 68%) in HSL, and about cmyk(27%, 0%, 14%, 21%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Turquoise Green (#A0D6B4), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 5.48. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#92C9AD
HEX#92C9AD
RGBrgb(146, 201, 173)
HSLhsl(149, 34%, 68%)
HSVhsv(149, 27%, 79%)
CMYKcmyk(27%, 0%, 14%, 21%)
OKLCHoklch(79% 0.07 162.1)
LABlab(76.56% -22.95 8.02)
LCHlch(76.56% 24.31 160.75)

What #92C9AD Is Called

Most hex codes have no name: there are 16.7 million of them and a few thousand registered names. These are the named colors nearest to #92C9AD, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Turquoise Green#A0D6B4ΔE 5.48Eton Blue#96C8A2ΔE 5.54Pearl Aqua#88D8C0ΔE 9.01Cambridge Blue#A3C1ADΔE 9.66Dark Sea Green#8FBC8FΔE 10.78Middle Blue Green#8DD9CCΔE 11.3

Browse the full index of named colors A-Z or every green in the library.

#92C9AD Channel Values

How #92C9AD breaks down in each color model. Hue is measured in degrees around the color wheel; saturation, lightness, and the CMYK inks are percentages.

ModelChannelsNotes
RGBR 146 · G 201 · B 1738-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 149° · S 34% · L 68%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 149° · S 27% · V 79%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 27% · M 0% · Y 14% · K 21%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance1.88:1 vs white · 11.18:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #92C9AD background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1. Contrast is one check, not a full accessibility review.

Fails AAWhite text1.88:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text11.18:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #92C9AD in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #92C9AD

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #92C9AD; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#92C9AD
Complementary
#C992AE
Analogous
#93C992
Analogous
#92C9C8
Triadic
#AC92C9
Triadic
#C9AC92
Split comp.
#C892C9
Split comp.
#C99293

Tints & Shades of #92C9AD

Lighter tints and darker shades built by moving the lightness channel while holding hue and saturation, which is what you want for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

Tints

#9FD0B7
#B0D8C4
#BEDFCE
#CCE6D8
#D9ECE3
#EAF5F0

Shades

#73BA95
#54AB7E
#458C67
#346A4E
#254B37
#162C21

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #92C9AD.

How #92C9AD Looks with Color Vision Deficiency

Simulated with the Viénot, Brettel & Mollon LMS projection model. Anomalous types are rendered as partial versions of the matching dichromacy, which is an approximation rather than a per-person clinical model.

Typical#92C9AD
Protanopia#C1C1AD
Protanomaly#B0C4AD
Deuteranopia#B9B9AF
Deuteranomaly#ABC0AE
Tritanopia#97C6C6
Tritanomaly#95C7BC
Achromatopsia#BDBDBD

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #92C9AD in Code

Copy-ready declarations for the places this color usually ends up.

CSS custom property--color-92c9ad: #92C9AD;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #92C9AD;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-92c9ad': '#92C9AD' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.573, green: 0.788, blue: 0.678)
Android XML<color name="color_92c9ad">#92C9AD</color>
SVG fillfill="#92C9AD"

More Green Colors

#92C9AD sits in the green family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

000200fdfff5001f00f7fee7002400f7fbf5002c22f5fffa002e00f5fff5003300f0fff000800000db870d542b20483f33cc6646c3995ea50072863991e0b7a3f5d8bcd7bcd1ffed

#92C9AD Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #92C9AD?

#92C9AD is a light green — rgb(146, 201, 173) in RGB and hsl(149, 34%, 68%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Turquoise Green (#A0D6B4), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 5.48.

What is the RGB value of #92C9AD?

#92C9AD is rgb(146, 201, 173) — red 146, green 201, and blue 173 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #92C9AD?

#92C9AD converts to approximately cmyk(27%, 0%, 14%, 21%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #92C9AD be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #92C9AD scores 1.88:1 against white and 11.18:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #92C9AD as a CSS color keyword?

No. #92C9AD is not one of the CSS color keywords, so it has to be written as a hex, rgb() or hsl() value. The closest keyword is darkseagreen (#8FBC8F) at a CIE76 distance of 10.78, which is visibly different.

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