What color is #91A8BF?

#91A8BF is a light, desaturated azure, closest to the named color High Tide. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #91A8BF?

The RGB value is 145, 168, 191: 145 red, 168 green and 191 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #91A8BF?

The complementary color is #BFA891, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #91A8BF?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.56:1 and white text 2.45:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#91A8BF color

#91A8BF rgb(145, 168, 191)

Shades of blue

The hex color #91A8BF is a light, desaturated azure.

In the RGB color model it is made of 56.9% red, 65.9% green and 74.9% blue (145, 168, 191).

Its hue angle is 210°, with 26% saturation and 66% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 24% cyan, 12% magenta, 0% yellow and 25% black.

The closest named color is High Tide (#85A6C8), a difference of 3.6 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.56:1).

#91A8BF color codes

HEX	`#91A8BF`
RGB	`rgb(145, 168, 191)`
RGB percent	`rgb(56.9%, 65.9%, 74.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(210, 26%, 66%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(210, 24%, 75%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(24%, 12%, 0%, 25%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(67.86, -2.82, -14.43)`
CIE LCH	`lch(67.86, 14.7, 258.95)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(35.081, 37.785, 54.725)`
Decimal	`9545919`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #91A8BF, 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 #91A8BF	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.56:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.45:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#91A8BF as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.45:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.56:1	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 #91A8BF looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #91a8bf; }
.text { color: #91a8bf; }
.border { border: 2px solid #91a8bf; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(145 168 191 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #91a8bf, #9191bf); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Light Steel Blue.

Questions

What color is #91A8BF?: #91A8BF is a light, desaturated azure, closest to the named color High Tide. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #91A8BF?: The RGB value is 145, 168, 191: 145 red, 168 green and 191 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #91A8BF?: The complementary color is #BFA891, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #91A8BF?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.56:1 and white text 2.45:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.