What color is #91A597?

#91A597 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 #91A597?

The RGB value is 145, 165, 151: 145 red, 165 green and 151 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #91A597?

The complementary color is #A5919F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #91A597?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.03:1 and white text 2.61:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#91A597 color

#91A597 rgb(145, 165, 151)

Shades of gray

The hex color #91A597 is a grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 56.9% red, 64.7% green and 59.2% blue (145, 165, 151).

Its hue angle is 138°, with 10% saturation and 61% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 12% cyan, 0% magenta, 8% yellow and 35% black.

The closest named color is Mother Earth (#849C8D), a difference of 3.4 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.03:1).

#91A597 color codes

HEX	`#91A597`
RGB	`rgb(145, 165, 151)`
RGB percent	`rgb(56.9%, 64.7%, 59.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(138, 10%, 61%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(138, 12%, 65%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(12%, 0%, 8%, 35%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(65.88, -9.79, 4.89)`
CIE LCH	`lch(65.88, 10.95, 153.44)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(30.717, 35.164, 34.441)`
Decimal	`9545111`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #91A597, 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 #91A597	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.03:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.61:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#91A597 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.61:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.03:1	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 #91A597 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #91a597; }
.text { color: #91a597; }
.border { border: 2px solid #91a597; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(145 165 151 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #91a597, #91a5a1); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Ash Gray.

Questions

What color is #91A597?: #91A597 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 #91A597?: The RGB value is 145, 165, 151: 145 red, 165 green and 151 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #91A597?: The complementary color is #A5919F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #91A597?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.03:1 and white text 2.61:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.