What color is #91A05E?

#91A05E is a desaturated yellow-green, closest to the named color Vitality. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #91A05E?

The RGB value is 145, 160, 94: 145 red, 160 green and 94 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #91A05E?

The complementary color is #6D5EA0, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #91A05E?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.39:1 and white text 2.84:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#91A05E color

#91A05E rgb(145, 160, 94)

Shades of green

The hex color #91A05E is a desaturated yellow-green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 56.9% red, 62.7% green and 36.9% blue (145, 160, 94).

Its hue angle is 74°, with 26% saturation and 50% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 9% cyan, 0% magenta, 41% yellow and 37% black.

The closest named color is Vitality (#8F9B5B), a difference of 1.6 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.39:1).

#91A05E color codes

HEX	`#91A05E`
RGB	`rgb(145, 160, 94)`
RGB percent	`rgb(56.9%, 62.7%, 36.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(74, 26%, 50%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(74, 41%, 63%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(9%, 0%, 41%, 37%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(63.32, -16.2, 32.61)`
CIE LCH	`lch(63.32, 36.41, 116.42)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(26.268, 31.97, 15.374)`
Decimal	`9543774`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #91A05E, 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 #91A05E	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.39:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.84:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#91A05E as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.84:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.39:1	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 #91A05E looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #91a05e; }
.text { color: #91a05e; }
.border { border: 2px solid #91a05e; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(145 160 94 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #91a05e, #70a05e); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #91A05E?: #91A05E is a desaturated yellow-green, closest to the named color Vitality. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #91A05E?: The RGB value is 145, 160, 94: 145 red, 160 green and 94 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #91A05E?: The complementary color is #6D5EA0, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #91A05E?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.39:1 and white text 2.84:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.