What color is #91B6AC?

#91B6AC is a light, grayish spring green known as Treetop. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of Treetop?

The RGB value is 145, 182, 172: 145 red, 182 green and 172 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of Treetop?

The complementary color is #B6919B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #91B6AC?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.49:1 and white text 2.21:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

Treetop color: hex code #91B6AC

#91B6AC rgb(145, 182, 172)

Shades of green

Treetop has the hex code #91B6AC. It is a light, grayish spring green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 56.9% red, 71.4% green and 67.5% blue (145, 182, 172).

Its hue angle is 164°, with 20% saturation and 64% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 20% cyan, 0% magenta, 5% yellow and 29% black.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.49:1).

Treetop (#91B6AC) color codes

HEX	`#91B6AC`
RGB	`rgb(145, 182, 172)`
RGB percent	`rgb(56.9%, 71.4%, 67.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(164, 20%, 64%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(164, 20%, 71%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(20%, 0%, 5%, 29%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(71.18, -14.53, 0.98)`
CIE LCH	`lch(71.18, 14.56, 176.15)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(35.849, 42.453, 45.327)`
Decimal	`9549484`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with Treetop, 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 #91B6AC	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.49:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.21:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#91B6AC as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.21:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.49:1	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 #91B6AC looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #91b6ac; }
.text { color: #91b6ac; }
.border { border: 2px solid #91b6ac; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(145 182 172 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #91b6ac, #91aeb6); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Ash Gray.

See #91B6AC on its hex code page

Questions

What color is #91B6AC?: #91B6AC is a light, grayish spring green known as Treetop. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of Treetop?: The RGB value is 145, 182, 172: 145 red, 182 green and 172 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of Treetop?: The complementary color is #B6919B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #91B6AC?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.49:1 and white text 2.21:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.