What color is #91A18C?

#91A18C is a grayish green, closest to the named color Whispering Willow. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #91A18C?

The RGB value is 145, 161, 140: 145 red, 161 green and 140 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #91A18C?

The complementary color is #9C8CA1, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #91A18C?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.68:1 and white text 2.73:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#91A18C color

#91A18C rgb(145, 161, 140)

Shades of green

The hex color #91A18C is a grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 56.9% red, 63.1% green and 54.9% blue (145, 161, 140).

Its hue angle is 106°, with 10% saturation and 59% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 10% cyan, 0% magenta, 13% yellow and 37% black.

The closest named color is Whispering Willow (#919C81), a difference of 3.1 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.68:1).

#91A18C color codes

HEX	`#91A18C`
RGB	`rgb(145, 161, 140)`
RGB percent	`rgb(56.9%, 63.1%, 54.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(106, 10%, 59%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(106, 13%, 63%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(10%, 0%, 13%, 37%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(64.49, -9.72, 9.04)`
CIE LCH	`lch(64.49, 13.27, 137.08)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(29.155, 33.403, 29.717)`
Decimal	`9544076`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #91A18C, 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 #91A18C	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.68:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.73:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#91A18C as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.73:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.68:1	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 #91A18C looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #91a18c; }
.text { color: #91a18c; }
.border { border: 2px solid #91a18c; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(145 161 140 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #91a18c, #8ca192); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Sage Green.

Questions

What color is #91A18C?: #91A18C is a grayish green, closest to the named color Whispering Willow. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #91A18C?: The RGB value is 145, 161, 140: 145 red, 161 green and 140 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #91A18C?: The complementary color is #9C8CA1, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #91A18C?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.68:1 and white text 2.73:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.