What color is #91AD9A?

#91AD9A 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 #91AD9A?

The RGB value is 145, 173, 154: 145 red, 173 green and 154 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #91AD9A?

The complementary color is #AD91A4, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #91AD9A?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.65:1 and white text 2.43:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#91AD9A color

#91AD9A rgb(145, 173, 154)

Shades of green

The hex color #91AD9A is a light, grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 56.9% red, 67.8% green and 60.4% blue (145, 173, 154).

Its hue angle is 139°, with 15% saturation and 62% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 16% cyan, 0% magenta, 11% yellow and 32% black.

The closest named color is OMGreen (#8CA891), a difference of 2.2 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.65:1).

#91AD9A color codes

HEX	`#91AD9A`
RGB	`rgb(145, 173, 154)`
RGB percent	`rgb(56.9%, 67.8%, 60.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(139, 15%, 62%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(139, 16%, 68%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(16%, 0%, 11%, 32%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(68.2, -13.45, 6.57)`
CIE LCH	`lch(68.2, 14.97, 153.98)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(32.452, 38.239, 36.237)`
Decimal	`9547162`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #91AD9A, 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 #91AD9A	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.65:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.43:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#91AD9A as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.43:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.65:1	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 #91AD9A looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #91ad9a; }
.text { color: #91ad9a; }
.border { border: 2px solid #91ad9a; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(145 173 154 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #91ad9a, #91ada8); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Sage Green.

Questions

What color is #91AD9A?: #91AD9A 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 #91AD9A?: The RGB value is 145, 173, 154: 145 red, 173 green and 154 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #91AD9A?: The complementary color is #AD91A4, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #91AD9A?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.65:1 and white text 2.43:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.