What color is #91A378?

#91A378 is a grayish yellow-green, closest to the named color Succulent Greenhouse. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #91A378?

The RGB value is 145, 163, 120: 145 red, 163 green and 120 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #91A378?

The complementary color is #8A78A3, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #91A378?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.71:1 and white text 2.72:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#91A378 color

#91A378 rgb(145, 163, 120)

Shades of green

The hex color #91A378 is a grayish yellow-green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 56.9% red, 63.9% green and 47.1% blue (145, 163, 120).

Its hue angle is 85°, with 19% saturation and 55% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 11% cyan, 0% magenta, 26% yellow and 36% black.

The closest named color is Succulent Greenhouse (#8BA477), a difference of 1.9 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.71:1).

#91A378 color codes

HEX	`#91A378`
RGB	`rgb(145, 163, 120)`
RGB percent	`rgb(56.9%, 63.9%, 47.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(85, 19%, 55%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(85, 26%, 64%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(11%, 0%, 26%, 36%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(64.62, -14.16, 20.3)`
CIE LCH	`lch(64.62, 24.75, 124.89)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(28.164, 33.57, 22.762)`
Decimal	`9544568`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #91A378, 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 #91A378	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.71:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.72:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#91A378 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.72:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.71:1	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 #91A378 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #91a378; }
.text { color: #91a378; }
.border { border: 2px solid #91a378; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(145 163 120 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #91a378, #7ca378); }

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Questions

What color is #91A378?: #91A378 is a grayish yellow-green, closest to the named color Succulent Greenhouse. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #91A378?: The RGB value is 145, 163, 120: 145 red, 163 green and 120 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #91A378?: The complementary color is #8A78A3, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #91A378?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.71:1 and white text 2.72:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.