What color is #91A981?

#91A981 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 #91A981?

The RGB value is 145, 169, 129: 145 red, 169 green and 129 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #91A981?

The complementary color is #9981A9, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #91A981?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.2:1 and white text 2.56:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#91A981 color

#91A981 rgb(145, 169, 129)

Shades of green

The hex color #91A981 is a grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 56.9% red, 66.3% green and 50.6% blue (145, 169, 129).

Its hue angle is 96°, with 19% saturation and 58% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 14% cyan, 0% magenta, 24% yellow and 34% black.

The closest named color is Succulent Greenhouse (#8BA477), a difference of 2.2 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.2:1).

#91A981 color codes

HEX	`#91A981`
RGB	`rgb(145, 169, 129)`
RGB percent	`rgb(56.9%, 66.3%, 50.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(96, 19%, 58%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(96, 24%, 66%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(14%, 0%, 24%, 34%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(66.5, -15.85, 17.95)`
CIE LCH	`lch(66.5, 23.95, 131.44)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(29.827, 35.98, 26.138)`
Decimal	`9546113`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #91A981, 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 #91A981	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.2:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.56:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#91A981 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.56:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.2:1	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 #91A981 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #91a981; }
.text { color: #91a981; }
.border { border: 2px solid #91a981; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(145 169 129 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #91a981, #81a985); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #91A981?: #91A981 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 #91A981?: The RGB value is 145, 169, 129: 145 red, 169 green and 129 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #91A981?: The complementary color is #9981A9, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #91A981?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.2:1 and white text 2.56:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.