What color is #91AC97?

#91AC97 is a light, grayish green, closest to the named color OMGreen. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #91AC97?

The RGB value is 145, 172, 151: 145 red, 172 green and 151 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #91AC97?

The complementary color is #AC91A6, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #91AC97?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.55:1 and white text 2.46:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#91AC97 color

#91AC97 rgb(145, 172, 151)

Shades of green

The hex color #91AC97 is a light, grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 56.9% red, 67.5% green and 59.2% blue (145, 172, 151).

Its hue angle is 133°, with 14% saturation and 62% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 16% cyan, 0% magenta, 12% yellow and 33% black.

The closest named color is OMGreen (#8CA891), a difference of 1.5 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.55:1).

#91AC97 color codes

HEX	`#91AC97`
RGB	`rgb(145, 172, 151)`
RGB percent	`rgb(56.9%, 67.5%, 59.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(133, 14%, 62%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(133, 16%, 67%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(16%, 0%, 12%, 33%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(67.84, -13.5, 7.72)`
CIE LCH	`lch(67.84, 15.55, 150.25)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(32.014, 37.758, 34.874)`
Decimal	`9546903`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #91AC97, 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 #91AC97	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.55:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.46:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#91AC97 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.46:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.55:1	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 #91AC97 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #91ac97; }
.text { color: #91ac97; }
.border { border: 2px solid #91ac97; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(145 172 151 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #91ac97, #91aca5); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Sage Green.

Questions

What color is #91AC97?: #91AC97 is a light, grayish green, closest to the named color OMGreen. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #91AC97?: The RGB value is 145, 172, 151: 145 red, 172 green and 151 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #91AC97?: The complementary color is #AC91A6, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #91AC97?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.55:1 and white text 2.46:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.