What color is #91A499?

#91A499 is a grayish green, closest to the named color Mother Earth. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #91A499?

The RGB value is 145, 164, 153: 145 red, 164 green and 153 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #91A499?

The complementary color is #A4919C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #91A499?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.97:1 and white text 2.63:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#91A499 color

#91A499 rgb(145, 164, 153)

Shades of gray

The hex color #91A499 is a grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 56.9% red, 64.3% green and 60% blue (145, 164, 153).

Its hue angle is 145°, with 9% saturation and 61% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 12% cyan, 0% magenta, 7% yellow and 36% black.

The closest named color is Mother Earth (#849C8D), a difference of 3.8 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.97:1).

#91A499 color codes

HEX	`#91A499`
RGB	`rgb(145, 164, 153)`
RGB percent	`rgb(56.9%, 64.3%, 60%)`
HSL	`hsl(145, 9%, 61%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(145, 12%, 64%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(12%, 0%, 7%, 36%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(65.65, -8.86, 3.45)`
CIE LCH	`lch(65.65, 9.51, 158.73)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(30.701, 34.87, 35.244)`
Decimal	`9544857`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #91A499, 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 #91A499	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.97:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.63:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#91A499 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.63:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.97:1	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 #91A499 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #91a499; }
.text { color: #91a499; }
.border { border: 2px solid #91a499; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(145 164 153 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #91a499, #91a4a3); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Ash Gray.

Questions

What color is #91A499?: #91A499 is a grayish green, closest to the named color Mother Earth. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #91A499?: The RGB value is 145, 164, 153: 145 red, 164 green and 153 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #91A499?: The complementary color is #A4919C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #91A499?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.97:1 and white text 2.63:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.