What color is #91A081?

#91A081 is a grayish yellow-green, closest to the named color Whispering Willow. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #91A081?

The RGB value is 145, 160, 129: 145 red, 160 green and 129 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #91A081?

The complementary color is #9081A0, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #91A081?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.55:1 and white text 2.78:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#91A081 color

#91A081 rgb(145, 160, 129)

Shades of green

The hex color #91A081 is a grayish yellow-green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 56.9% red, 62.7% green and 50.6% blue (145, 160, 129).

Its hue angle is 89°, with 14% saturation and 57% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 9% cyan, 0% magenta, 19% yellow and 37% black.

The closest named color is Whispering Willow (#919C81), a difference of 2.1 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.55:1).

#91A081 color codes

HEX	`#91A081`
RGB	`rgb(145, 160, 129)`
RGB percent	`rgb(56.9%, 62.7%, 50.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(89, 14%, 57%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(89, 19%, 63%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(9%, 0%, 19%, 37%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(63.95, -11.11, 14.41)`
CIE LCH	`lch(63.95, 18.2, 127.63)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(28.21, 32.746, 25.599)`
Decimal	`9543809`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #91A081, 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 #91A081	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.55:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.78:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#91A081 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.78:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.55:1	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 #91A081 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #91a081; }
.text { color: #91a081; }
.border { border: 2px solid #91a081; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(145 160 129 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #91a081, #82a081); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Sage Green.

Questions

What color is #91A081?: #91A081 is a grayish yellow-green, closest to the named color Whispering Willow. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #91A081?: The RGB value is 145, 160, 129: 145 red, 160 green and 129 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #91A081?: The complementary color is #9081A0, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #91A081?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.55:1 and white text 2.78:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.