Palettes / Colors / #92BBBD

#92BBBD — Light Dusty Teal

#92BBBD is a teal color we call Light Dusty Teal, closest to the named color DarkGray (#A9A9A9). It belongs to the teal family.

Color name

Closest CSS keyword: darkgray (#A9A9A9) — not an exact match. CSS darkgray gives you #A9A9A9, a different color; use #92BBBD when you need this exact shade.

Sources: common names follow widely used color-name references; CSS keywords and their hex values follow the CSS Color specification.

#92BBBD is a cool teal color associated with freshness, clarity and balance. It sits comfortably in the middle: usable for large areas in soft schemes, or as a supporting color beside something stronger.

Its strongest partner is its complement #BE9593; it also sits naturally between #93BEAA and #93A6BE. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.

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Color values

RGB & CMYK percentages

Red 57% · Green 73% · Blue 74%

Cyan 23% · Magenta 1% · Yellow 0% · Key 26%

CMYK values are unprofiled approximations for screen reference — not a print-proofing guarantee.

Previews

CSS code for #92BBBD

.text { color: #92BBBD; }
.background { background-color: #92BBBD; }
.border { border: 3px solid #92BBBD; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(146, 187, 189); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(183, 25%, 66%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #92BBBD; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(146, 187, 189, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #92BBBD; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(146, 187, 189, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#92BBBD">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#92BBBD">Div content here</div>

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #BE9593:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #92BBBD: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #92BBBD

Text set with opacity blends into the background, so its real contrast is lower than the solid ratios above. Choose a text color and an opacity to see the blended color and its true ratio:

How #92BBBD looks with color blindness

Simulated with standard Machado color-vision-deficiency matrices — useful when this color carries meaning in charts, maps or interfaces:

Closest design-system colors

The nearest matches in the Tailwind CSS, Material Design and Bootstrap palettes — handy when you need a framework class instead of a raw hex:

Palettes with a similar color

These palettes use a close neighbour of #92BBBD rather than the exact color:

Similar colors

The closest colors that actually appear in our palette collection — click any to open its page:

Browse neighbouring colors

← #92BBBC  ·  #92BBBE →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #92BBBD?

#92BBBD is Light Dusty Teal, a teal color (RGB 146, 187, 189). Its closest standard named color is DarkGray.

What is the RGB and HSL of #92BBBD?

#92BBBD is RGB 146, 187, 189 — HSL 183°, 25%, 66% — CMYK 23%, 1%, 0%, 26%.

What colors go with #92BBBD?

Its complement is #BE9593; analogous partners are #93BEAA and #93A6BE. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #92BBBD for text?

Black text on #92BBBD has a contrast ratio of 10.07:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 2.09:1.