What color is #91A57D?

#91A57D is a grayish green, closest to the named color Succulent Greenhouse. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #91A57D?

The RGB value is 145, 165, 125: 145 red, 165 green and 125 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #91A57D?

The complementary color is #917DA5, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #91A57D?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.88:1 and white text 2.66:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#91A57D color

#91A57D rgb(145, 165, 125)

Shades of green

The hex color #91A57D is a grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 56.9% red, 64.7% green and 49% blue (145, 165, 125).

Its hue angle is 90°, with 18% saturation and 57% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 12% cyan, 0% magenta, 24% yellow and 35% 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 7.88:1).

#91A57D color codes

HEX	`#91A57D`
RGB	`rgb(145, 165, 125)`
RGB percent	`rgb(56.9%, 64.7%, 49%)`
HSL	`hsl(90, 18%, 57%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(90, 24%, 65%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(12%, 0%, 24%, 35%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(65.29, -14.41, 18.47)`
CIE LCH	`lch(65.29, 23.43, 127.97)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(28.833, 34.41, 24.521)`
Decimal	`9545085`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #91A57D, 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 #91A57D	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.88:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.66:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#91A57D as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.66:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.88:1	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 #91A57D looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #91a57d; }
.text { color: #91a57d; }
.border { border: 2px solid #91a57d; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(145 165 125 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #91a57d, #7da57d); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #91A57D?: #91A57D is a grayish green, closest to the named color Succulent Greenhouse. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #91A57D?: The RGB value is 145, 165, 125: 145 red, 165 green and 125 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #91A57D?: The complementary color is #917DA5, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #91A57D?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.88:1 and white text 2.66:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.