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#92C2BB

Powder Blue · light cool teal

About #92C2BB

#92C2BB is a muted, light shade in the teal family. On screen it is built from 57% red, 76% green and 73% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 25% cyan, 0% magenta, 4% yellow and 24% black. Its overall feel is cool.

Of the common colour names it is similar to Powder Blue (ΔE 13.2); Light Blue comes next. Its complementary colour, directly opposite on the colour wheel, is #C29299 — a dusty rose tone that gives the strongest contrast in hue.

Designers tend to use light tones like #92C2BB for large surfaces, cards and soft highlights. Put black text on top of it — 10.66:1, a WCAG AAA pass.

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Red146
Green194
Blue187

Closest named colours

Powder Blue
#B0E0E6 · ΔE 13.2
Light Blue
#ADD8E6 · ΔE 14.7
Light Sage
#BCC8B0 · ΔE 15.6

ΔE measures visible difference: under 2 is barely noticeable, over 10 is clearly different.

Text on #92C2BB

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on powder blue #92C2BB.
1.97:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on powder blue #92C2BB.
10.66:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #92C2BB appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#92C2BB
Protanopia (no red cones)
#BDBDBB
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#B4B6BC
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#84C4C0

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #92C2BB?

#92C2BB is a muted, light shade in the teal family. On screen it is built from 57% red, 76% green and 73% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 25% cyan, 0% magenta, 4% yellow and 24% black. Its overall feel is cool.

›What text colour should I use on #92C2BB?

Use black text. Black on #92C2BB has a contrast ratio of 10.66:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #92C2BB?

Its complementary colour is #C29299, and analogous partners are #92C2A3 and #92B1C2.