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#92ebc9

a light, vivid green · cool · closest name: Aqua Marine

RGB
146, 235, 201
HSL
157°, 69%, 75%
CMYK
38, 0, 15, 8
Luminance
0.6974

At a glance

Every number on this page in one read: what #92ebc9 is made of, how bright it looks, and which way it leans.

Hex
#92ebc9
Hue
157°
green
Saturation
69%
vivid
Lightness
75%
light
Brightness
92%
HSV value
Perceived
82%
weighted brightness
Luminance
0.6974
WCAG relative
Temperature
Cool
78/100 cool
Color family
Green
Tone
Vivid
Best ink
Black
14.95:1
Closest name
Aqua Marine
ΔE2000 5.2
Where it sits
Hue157° of 360°
Saturation69%
Lightness75%
Temperature
Warm ← → Cool78% cool

Reads cool. Warm and cool siblings keep the same lightness, so you can swap one in without redoing your contrast maths.

Every format

HEX#92ebc9
RGBrgb(146, 235, 201)
HSLhsl(157, 69%, 75%)
CMYKcmyk(38%, 0%, 15%, 8%)
LABlab(86.9 -34.2 8.1)
LCHlch(86.9 35.1 166.6)
OKLCHoklch(0.874 0.099 167.8)
Decimal9628617
Display P3color(display-p3 0.573 0.922 0.788)

Copy-ready code

/* CSS */
color: #92ebc9;
background-color: #92ebc9;
/* Tailwind (arbitrary) */
class="text-[#92ebc9] bg-[#92ebc9]"
/* SCSS */
$brand: #92ebc9;
/* SwiftUI */
Color(red: 0.573, green: 0.922, blue: 0.788)
/* Android */
Color.parseColor("#92ebc9")
/* Flutter */
Color(0xFF92EBC9)
/* Python / OpenCV (BGR) */
(201, 235, 146)

Best text color

Only one of black and white can be right. This is the one, with the number that proves it.

Readable at a glance#000000 on #92ebc9 · 14.95:1
Use #000000AAA at every size.
Aa
White text · 1.40:1
AA fail · AA large fail · AAA fail
Aa
Black text · 14.95:1 · recommended
AA pass · AA large pass · AAA pass
Reading the other direction: #92ebc9 as text scores 1.40:1 on white and 14.95:1 on black.

Accessibility — WCAG contrast

Aa
#92ebc9 on white: 1.40:1
AA ✗ fail · AA-large · AAA
Aa
#92ebc9 on black: 14.95:1
AA ✓ pass · AA-large · AAA
true color
protanopia · #E7E0C7
deuteranopia · #D8D5CB
tritanopia · #79ECE1

Color scale — 50 to 950

A Tailwind-shaped ramp built around this exact hex. #92ebc9 is pinned to step 300; the rest hold its hue and let saturation ease off at the extremes so the pale end never turns neon.

#F3FBF8
#E7F8F2
#CAF2E3
#92ebc9
#71E5B9
#41DCA1
#26CF8E
#20AC77
#198A5F
#166446
#0E3F2C
Base = 300Lightest = 50 · #F3FBF8Darkest = 950 · #0E3F2C
:root {
  --brand-50: #F3FBF8;
  --brand-100: #E7F8F2;
  --brand-200: #CAF2E3;
  --brand-300: #92ebc9;
  --brand-400: #71E5B9;
  --brand-500: #41DCA1;
  --brand-600: #26CF8E;
  --brand-700: #20AC77;
  --brand-800: #198A5F;
  --brand-900: #166446;
  --brand-950: #0E3F2C;
  --brand: #92ebc9;
  --brand-ink: #000000;
}

Colors that work with #92ebc9

Not a palette — a role sheet. Each swatch answers one question you will hit while building the component.

Text on it#000000
Black wins here
Surface#F4FAF8
Tinted page background
Border#C0EDDC
Hairlines and dividers
Muted text#4B9B7C
Captions on the surface
Accent#B11B7A
Second voice, not a rival
Dark variant#146C4A
Hover, pressed, headers
Light variant#E9FBF4
Selected rows, tints
Dark surface#14241E
Dark-mode background
Light mode
Everything in its place

Surface, border, heading and body all derive from this one hue, so the screen stays coherent without a second palette.

Primary actionSecondaryBadge
Dark mode
Same hue, inverted

Lightness flips, hue holds. The accent stays the anchor in both themes.

Primary actionSecondaryAccent

How to use #92ebc9

Derived from its contrast, chroma and lightness — not from taste.

Works well for
  • Text and icons on dark surfaces
  • Primary buttons and calls to action
  • Focus rings, active and selected states
  • Card and section backgrounds
  • Brand accents, badges and data highlights
Use with care
  • Text of any size on white — fails WCAG AA
  • Full-page backgrounds — tiring over long sessions
  • White text placed on it
  • Pairing with a same-lightness hue — edges vibrate

Similar colors

One move away from this hex in each direction. Every swatch is its own page.

Color relationships

The wheel positions with their names attached, so you can grab the one you actually need.

Complementary#EB92B4
Analogous left#92EB9D
Analogous right#92E0EB
Split-complement 1#EB92E0
Split-complement 2#EB9D92
Triadic 1#C992EB
Triadic 2#EBC992
Tetradic#9D92EB

RGB percentages

Red57.3%
Green92.2%
Blue78.8%

CMYK percentages

Cyan37.9%
Magenta0.0%
Yellow14.5%
Key (black)7.8%

Color previews

#92ebc9 text on a black background

contrast 14.95:1

Card sample

#92ebc9 text on a white background

contrast 1.40:1

Card sample

CSS3 live lab

Text font color

The quick brown fox

color: #92ebc9;
Background color
Panel with #92ebc9 background
background-color: #92ebc9;
Text shadow — hex

Glowing headline

text-shadow: 2px 2px 8px #92ebc9;
Text shadow — RGB

Soft neon halo

text-shadow: 0 0 14px rgba(146, 235, 201, 0.45);
Div box shadow
Elevated card
box-shadow: 0 12px 32px -8px rgba(146, 235, 201, 0.45);
Border & gradient
Gradient panel
border: 3px solid #92ebc9;
background: linear-gradient(135deg, #92ebc9, #92D2EB);

Monochromatic scale

Palettes built from #92ebc9

Shades — darker

Tints — lighter

Color harmonies

Nearest named colors

Ranked with CIEDE2000 across all 139 CSS keywords. Under ΔE 2 the eye stops telling them apart; over ΔE 10 they are plainly different colors.

#92ebc9 in the real world

Where a color in this family tends to land, and the interface roles it is usually asked to play.

Industries
SustainabilityFinanceHealth and wellnessAgriculture
Common UI roles
SurfacesBadgesHighlightsEmpty states
Print note

Converts to four-color process without much drama. Proof it anyway.

#92ebc9, answered

What color is #92ebc9?

#92ebc9 is a light vivid green, closest to Aqua Marine (ΔE2000 5.2). It sits at 157° on the hue wheel with 69% saturation and 75% lightness, which reads as cool.

What is the RGB value of #92ebc9?

rgb(146, 235, 201) — 146 red, 235 green and 201 blue out of 255, or 57.3% / 92.2% / 78.8% by channel.

Is #92ebc9 a light or a dark color?

It is a light color. Relative luminance is 0.6974 and perceived brightness is 82%, so black text on it reaches 14.95:1.

Should I use black or white text on #92ebc9?

Black. It scores 14.95:1 against #92ebc9, versus 1.40:1 for white — AAA at any size.

What is the complementary color of #92ebc9?

#EB92B4 sits directly opposite on the wheel. Softer options are the split-complements #EB92E0 and #EB9D92, which give the same contrast with far less vibration.

What colors go well with #92ebc9?

For interface work: #F4FAF8 as the surface, #C0EDDC for borders, #4B9B7C for secondary text, #B11B7A as an accent and #146C4A for hover and pressed states. For a palette, the analogous pair #92EB9D and #92E0EB stays calm, while #EB92B4 is the loudest partner.

What is #92ebc9 in CMYK for printing?

cmyk(38%, 0%, 15%, 8%). This is a screen-to-ink approximation — ask your printer for a proof before committing to a run.

Is #92ebc9 warm or cool?

Cool — it scores 78 on a scale where 0 is the warmest orange and 100 the coolest azure. Nudged warmer it becomes #92EBA8; nudged cooler, #91ECEB.

Work with #92ebc9 in the Color Lab