What color is #91A460?

#91A460 is a desaturated yellow-green, closest to the named color Gallant Green. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #91A460?

The RGB value is 145, 164, 96: 145 red, 164 green and 96 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #91A460?

The complementary color is #7360A4, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #91A460?

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.

#91A460 color

#91A460 rgb(145, 164, 96)

Shades of green

The hex color #91A460 is a desaturated yellow-green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 56.9% red, 64.3% green and 37.6% blue (145, 164, 96).

Its hue angle is 77°, with 27% saturation and 51% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 12% cyan, 0% magenta, 41% yellow and 36% black.

The closest named color is Gallant Green (#99AA66), a difference of 2 ΔE, a small difference.

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

#91A460 color codes

HEX	`#91A460`
RGB	`rgb(145, 164, 96)`
RGB percent	`rgb(56.9%, 64.3%, 37.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(77, 27%, 51%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(77, 41%, 64%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(12%, 0%, 41%, 36%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(64.5, -18.02, 33.05)`
CIE LCH	`lch(64.5, 37.65, 118.6)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(27.064, 33.415, 16.088)`
Decimal	`9544800`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #91A460, 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 #91A460	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.68:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.73:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#91A460 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 #91A460 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #91a460; }
.text { color: #91a460; }
.border { border: 2px solid #91a460; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(145 164 96 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #91a460, #6fa460); }

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Questions

What color is #91A460?: #91A460 is a desaturated yellow-green, closest to the named color Gallant Green. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #91A460?: The RGB value is 145, 164, 96: 145 red, 164 green and 96 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #91A460?: The complementary color is #7360A4, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #91A460?: 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.