What color is #91AA61?

#91AA61 is a desaturated yellow-green, closest to the named color Matcha. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #91AA61?

The RGB value is 145, 170, 97: 145 red, 170 green and 97 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #91AA61?

The complementary color is #7A61AA, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #91AA61?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.13:1 and white text 2.58:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#91AA61 color

#91AA61 rgb(145, 170, 97)

Shades of green

The hex color #91AA61 is a desaturated yellow-green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 56.9% red, 66.7% green and 38% blue (145, 170, 97).

Its hue angle is 81°, with 30% saturation and 52% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 15% cyan, 0% magenta, 43% yellow and 33% black.

The closest named color is Matcha (#8BA85F), a difference of 1.2 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.13:1).

#91AA61 color codes

HEX	`#91AA61`
RGB	`rgb(145, 170, 97)`
RGB percent	`rgb(56.9%, 66.7%, 38%)`
HSL	`hsl(81, 30%, 52%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(81, 43%, 67%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(15%, 0%, 43%, 33%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(66.24, -20.95, 34.74)`
CIE LCH	`lch(66.24, 40.57, 121.1)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(28.209, 35.632, 16.698)`
Decimal	`9546337`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #91AA61, 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 #91AA61	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.13:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.58:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#91AA61 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.58:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.13:1	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 #91AA61 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #91aa61; }
.text { color: #91aa61; }
.border { border: 2px solid #91aa61; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(145 170 97 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #91aa61, #6daa61); }

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Questions

What color is #91AA61?: #91AA61 is a desaturated yellow-green, closest to the named color Matcha. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #91AA61?: The RGB value is 145, 170, 97: 145 red, 170 green and 97 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #91AA61?: The complementary color is #7A61AA, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #91AA61?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.13:1 and white text 2.58:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.