Palettes / Colors / #92BFBA

#92BFBA — Light Dusty Teal

#92BFBA 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 #92BFBA 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.

#92BFBA 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 #BF9297; it also sits naturally between #92BFA3 and #92AEBF. 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 75% · Blue 73%

Cyan 24% · Magenta 0% · Yellow 3% · Key 25%

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

Previews

CSS code for #92BFBA

.text { color: #92BFBA; }
.background { background-color: #92BFBA; }
.border { border: 3px solid #92BFBA; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(146, 191, 186); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(173, 26%, 66%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #92BFBA; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(146, 191, 186, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #92BFBA; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(146, 191, 186, 0.8); }

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

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #BF9297:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #92BFBA: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #92BFBA

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 #92BFBA 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 #92BFBA 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

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Frequently asked questions

What color is #92BFBA?

#92BFBA is Light Dusty Teal, a teal color (RGB 146, 191, 186). Its closest standard named color is DarkGray.

What is the RGB and HSL of #92BFBA?

#92BFBA is RGB 146, 191, 186 — HSL 173°, 26%, 66% — CMYK 24%, 0%, 3%, 25%.

What colors go with #92BFBA?

Its complement is #BF9297; analogous partners are #92BFA3 and #92AEBF. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #92BFBA for text?

Black text on #92BFBA has a contrast ratio of 10.38:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 2.02:1.