What color is #91A8CF?

#91A8CF is a light, desaturated azure known as Old World. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of Old World?

The RGB value is 145, 168, 207: 145 red, 168 green and 207 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of Old World?

The complementary color is #CFB891, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #91A8CF?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.71:1 and white text 2.41:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

Old World color: hex code #91A8CF

#91A8CF rgb(145, 168, 207)

Shades of blue

Old World has the hex code #91A8CF. It is a light, desaturated azure.

In the RGB color model it is made of 56.9% red, 65.9% green and 81.2% blue (145, 168, 207).

Its hue angle is 218°, with 39% saturation and 69% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 30% cyan, 19% magenta, 0% yellow and 19% black.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.71:1).

Old World (#91A8CF) color codes

HEX	`#91A8CF`
RGB	`rgb(145, 168, 207)`
RGB percent	`rgb(56.9%, 65.9%, 81.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(218, 39%, 69%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(218, 30%, 81%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(30%, 19%, 0%, 19%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(68.41, 1.05, -22.45)`
CIE LCH	`lch(68.41, 22.47, 272.68)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(36.939, 38.529, 64.51)`
Decimal	`9545935`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with Old World, based on their position on the color wheel.

Complementary

The color opposite on the color wheel (180°). Strongest contrast.

Analogous

Neighbors 30° either side. Calm, natural combinations.

Split complementary

The two colors next to the complement (150° and 210°).

Triadic

Three colors evenly spaced, 120° apart.

Tetradic (square)

Four colors 90° apart.

Shades, tints and tones

Shades (darker, mixed with black)

Tints (lighter, mixed with white)

Tones (mixed with gray)

Contrast and accessibility

Text on #91A8CF	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.71:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.41:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#91A8CF as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.41:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.71:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

WCAG 2 asks for 4.5:1 for normal text (AA), 7:1 for AAA, and 3:1 for large text. Check other pairs.

Color blindness simulation

How #91A8CF looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #91a8cf; }
.text { color: #91a8cf; }
.border { border: 2px solid #91a8cf; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(145 168 207 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #91a8cf, #9991cf); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Light Steel Blue.

See #91A8CF on its hex code page

Questions

What color is #91A8CF?: #91A8CF is a light, desaturated azure known as Old World. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of Old World?: The RGB value is 145, 168, 207: 145 red, 168 green and 207 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of Old World?: The complementary color is #CFB891, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #91A8CF?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.71:1 and white text 2.41:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.