What color is #91AA8C?

#91AA8C is a grayish green, closest to the named color Mistletoe. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #91AA8C?

The RGB value is 145, 170, 140: 145 red, 170 green and 140 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #91AA8C?

The complementary color is #A58CAA, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #91AA8C?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.33:1 and white text 2.52:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#91AA8C color

#91AA8C rgb(145, 170, 140)

Shades of green

The hex color #91AA8C is a grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 56.9% red, 66.7% green and 54.9% blue (145, 170, 140).

Its hue angle is 110°, with 15% saturation and 61% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 15% cyan, 0% magenta, 18% yellow and 33% black.

The closest named color is Mistletoe (#8AA282), a difference of 2.6 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.33:1).

#91AA8C color codes

HEX	`#91AA8C`
RGB	`rgb(145, 170, 140)`
RGB percent	`rgb(56.9%, 66.7%, 54.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(110, 15%, 61%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(110, 18%, 67%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(15%, 0%, 18%, 33%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(67.02, -14.48, 12.63)`
CIE LCH	`lch(67.02, 19.21, 138.92)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(30.784, 36.662, 30.26)`
Decimal	`9546380`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #91AA8C, 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 #91AA8C	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.33:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.52:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#91AA8C as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.52:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.33:1	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 #91AA8C looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #91aa8c; }
.text { color: #91aa8c; }
.border { border: 2px solid #91aa8c; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(145 170 140 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #91aa8c, #8caa96); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #91AA8C?: #91AA8C is a grayish green, closest to the named color Mistletoe. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #91AA8C?: The RGB value is 145, 170, 140: 145 red, 170 green and 140 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #91AA8C?: The complementary color is #A58CAA, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #91AA8C?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.33:1 and white text 2.52:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.