What color is #91A28E?

#91A28E is a grayish green, closest to the named color Envy. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #91A28E?

The RGB value is 145, 162, 142: 145 red, 162 green and 142 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #91A28E?

The complementary color is #9F8EA2, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #91A28E?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.76:1 and white text 2.71:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#91A28E color

#91A28E rgb(145, 162, 142)

Shades of gray

The hex color #91A28E is a grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 56.9% red, 63.5% green and 55.7% blue (145, 162, 142).

Its hue angle is 111°, with 10% saturation and 60% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 10% cyan, 0% magenta, 12% yellow and 36% black.

The closest named color is Envy (#8BA58F), a difference of 3 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.76:1).

#91A28E color codes

HEX	`#91A28E`
RGB	`rgb(145, 162, 142)`
RGB percent	`rgb(56.9%, 63.5%, 55.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(111, 10%, 60%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(111, 12%, 64%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(10%, 0%, 12%, 36%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(64.81, -9.89, 8.39)`
CIE LCH	`lch(64.81, 12.97, 139.68)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(29.479, 33.813, 30.559)`
Decimal	`9544334`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #91A28E, 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 #91A28E	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.76:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.71:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#91A28E as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.71:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.76:1	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 #91A28E looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #91a28e; }
.text { color: #91a28e; }
.border { border: 2px solid #91a28e; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(145 162 142 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #91a28e, #8ea295); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Sage Green.

Questions

What color is #91A28E?: #91A28E is a grayish green, closest to the named color Envy. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #91A28E?: The RGB value is 145, 162, 142: 145 red, 162 green and 142 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #91A28E?: The complementary color is #9F8EA2, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #91A28E?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.76:1 and white text 2.71:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.