What color is #91987E?

#91987E is a grayish yellow-green, closest to the named color Swamp Sessions. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #91987E?

The RGB value is 145, 152, 126: 145 red, 152 green and 126 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #91987E?

The complementary color is #857E98, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #91987E?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7:1 and white text 3:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#91987E color

#91987E rgb(145, 152, 126)

Shades of green

The hex color #91987E is a grayish yellow-green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 56.9% red, 59.6% green and 49.4% blue (145, 152, 126).

Its hue angle is 76°, with 11% saturation and 55% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 5% cyan, 0% magenta, 17% yellow and 40% black.

The closest named color is Swamp Sessions (#93977F), a difference of 1.5 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7:1).

#91987E color codes

HEX	`#91987E`
RGB	`rgb(145, 152, 126)`
RGB percent	`rgb(56.9%, 59.6%, 49.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(76, 11%, 55%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(76, 17%, 60%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(5%, 0%, 17%, 40%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(61.64, -7.31, 12.85)`
CIE LCH	`lch(61.64, 14.79, 119.63)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(26.671, 29.983, 24.117)`
Decimal	`9541758`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #91987E, 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 #91987E	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#91987E as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	7:1	Pass	Fail	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 #91987E looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #91987e; }
.text { color: #91987e; }
.border { border: 2px solid #91987e; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(145 152 126 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #91987e, #84987e); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Sage Green.

Questions

What color is #91987E?: #91987E is a grayish yellow-green, closest to the named color Swamp Sessions. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #91987E?: The RGB value is 145, 152, 126: 145 red, 152 green and 126 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #91987E?: The complementary color is #857E98, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #91987E?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7:1 and white text 3:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.