What color is #91A47D?

#91A47D 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 #91A47D?

The RGB value is 145, 164, 125: 145 red, 164 green and 125 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #91A47D?

The complementary color is #907DA4, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #91A47D?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.81:1 and white text 2.69:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#91A47D color

#91A47D rgb(145, 164, 125)

Shades of green

The hex color #91A47D is a grayish yellow-green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 56.9% red, 64.3% green and 49% blue (145, 164, 125).

Its hue angle is 89°, with 18% saturation and 57% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 12% cyan, 0% magenta, 24% yellow and 36% black.

The closest named color is Succulent Greenhouse (#8BA477), a difference of 2.1 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.81:1).

#91A47D color codes

HEX	`#91A47D`
RGB	`rgb(145, 164, 125)`
RGB percent	`rgb(56.9%, 64.3%, 49%)`
HSL	`hsl(89, 18%, 57%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(89, 24%, 64%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(12%, 0%, 24%, 36%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(65, -13.89, 18.08)`
CIE LCH	`lch(65, 22.8, 127.53)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(28.654, 34.051, 24.461)`
Decimal	`9544829`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #91A47D, 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 #91A47D	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.81:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.69:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#91A47D as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.69:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.81:1	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 #91A47D looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #91a47d; }
.text { color: #91a47d; }
.border { border: 2px solid #91a47d; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(145 164 125 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #91a47d, #7ea47d); }

Background

Text color

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Questions

What color is #91A47D?: #91A47D 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 #91A47D?: The RGB value is 145, 164, 125: 145 red, 164 green and 125 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #91A47D?: The complementary color is #907DA4, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #91A47D?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.81:1 and white text 2.69:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.