What color is #91A9A1?

#91A9A1 is a grayish spring green, closest to the named color Ninja Turtle. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #91A9A1?

The RGB value is 145, 169, 161: 145 red, 169 green and 161 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #91A9A1?

The complementary color is #A99199, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #91A9A1?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.39:1 and white text 2.5:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#91A9A1 color

#91A9A1 rgb(145, 169, 161)

Shades of gray

The hex color #91A9A1 is a grayish spring green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 56.9% red, 66.3% green and 63.1% blue (145, 169, 161).

Its hue angle is 160°, with 12% saturation and 62% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 14% cyan, 0% magenta, 5% yellow and 34% black.

The closest named color is Ninja Turtle (#94B1A9), a difference of 2.5 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.39:1).

#91A9A1 color codes

HEX	`#91A9A1`
RGB	`rgb(145, 169, 161)`
RGB percent	`rgb(56.9%, 66.3%, 63.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(160, 12%, 62%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(160, 14%, 66%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(14%, 0%, 5%, 34%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(67.25, -9.94, 1.33)`
CIE LCH	`lch(67.25, 10.03, 172.39)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(32.296, 36.968, 39.145)`
Decimal	`9546145`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #91A9A1, 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 #91A9A1	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.39:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.5:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#91A9A1 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.5:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.39:1	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 #91A9A1 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #91a9a1; }
.text { color: #91a9a1; }
.border { border: 2px solid #91a9a1; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(145 169 161 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #91a9a1, #91a5a9); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Ash Gray.

Questions

What color is #91A9A1?: #91A9A1 is a grayish spring green, closest to the named color Ninja Turtle. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #91A9A1?: The RGB value is 145, 169, 161: 145 red, 169 green and 161 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #91A9A1?: The complementary color is #A99199, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #91A9A1?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.39:1 and white text 2.5:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.