What color is #91A589?

#91A589 is a grayish green, closest to the named color Mistletoe. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #91A589?

The RGB value is 145, 165, 137: 145 red, 165 green and 137 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #91A589?

The complementary color is #9D89A5, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #91A589?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.95:1 and white text 2.64:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#91A589 color

#91A589 rgb(145, 165, 137)

Shades of green

The hex color #91A589 is a grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 56.9% red, 64.7% green and 53.7% blue (145, 165, 137).

Its hue angle is 103°, with 13% saturation and 59% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 12% cyan, 0% magenta, 17% yellow and 35% black.

The closest named color is Mistletoe (#8AA282), a difference of 2.1 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.95:1).

#91A589 color codes

HEX	`#91A589`
RGB	`rgb(145, 165, 137)`
RGB percent	`rgb(56.9%, 64.7%, 53.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(103, 13%, 59%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(103, 17%, 65%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(12%, 0%, 17%, 35%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(65.54, -12.39, 12.2)`
CIE LCH	`lch(65.54, 17.39, 135.43)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(29.647, 34.736, 28.805)`
Decimal	`9545097`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #91A589, 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 #91A589	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.95:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.64:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#91A589 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.64:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.95:1	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 #91A589 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #91a589; }
.text { color: #91a589; }
.border { border: 2px solid #91a589; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(145 165 137 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #91a589, #89a58f); }

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Questions

What color is #91A589?: #91A589 is a grayish green, closest to the named color Mistletoe. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #91A589?: The RGB value is 145, 165, 137: 145 red, 165 green and 137 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #91A589?: The complementary color is #9D89A5, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #91A589?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.95:1 and white text 2.64:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.