What color is #91A7CD?

#91A7CD is a light, desaturated azure, closest to the named color Old World. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #91A7CD?

The RGB value is 145, 167, 205: 145 red, 167 green and 205 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #91A7CD?

The complementary color is #CDB791, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #91A7CD?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.61:1 and white text 2.44:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#91A7CD color

#91A7CD rgb(145, 167, 205)

Shades of blue

The hex color #91A7CD is a light, desaturated azure.

In the RGB color model it is made of 56.9% red, 65.5% green and 80.4% blue (145, 167, 205).

Its hue angle is 218°, with 38% saturation and 69% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 29% cyan, 19% magenta, 0% yellow and 20% black.

The closest named color is Old World (#91A8CF), a difference of 0.4 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.61:1).

#91A7CD color codes

HEX	`#91A7CD`
RGB	`rgb(145, 167, 205)`
RGB percent	`rgb(56.9%, 65.5%, 80.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(218, 38%, 69%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(218, 29%, 80%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(29%, 19%, 0%, 20%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(68.07, 1.11, -21.86)`
CIE LCH	`lch(68.07, 21.89, 272.91)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(36.512, 38.064, 63.169)`
Decimal	`9545677`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #91A7CD, 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 #91A7CD	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.61:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.44:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#91A7CD as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.44:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.61:1	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 #91A7CD looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #91a7cd; }
.text { color: #91a7cd; }
.border { border: 2px solid #91a7cd; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(145 167 205 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #91a7cd, #9991cd); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Cool Gray.

Questions

What color is #91A7CD?: #91A7CD is a light, desaturated azure, closest to the named color Old World. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #91A7CD?: The RGB value is 145, 167, 205: 145 red, 167 green and 205 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #91A7CD?: The complementary color is #CDB791, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #91A7CD?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.61:1 and white text 2.44:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.