What color is #91ADB5?

#91ADB5 is a light, grayish cyan, closest to the named color Equanimity. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #91ADB5?

The RGB value is 145, 173, 181: 145 red, 173 green and 181 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #91ADB5?

The complementary color is #B59991, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #91ADB5?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.85:1 and white text 2.37:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#91ADB5 color

#91ADB5 rgb(145, 173, 181)

Shades of gray

The hex color #91ADB5 is a light, grayish cyan.

In the RGB color model it is made of 56.9% red, 67.8% green and 71% blue (145, 173, 181).

Its hue angle is 193°, with 20% saturation and 64% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 20% cyan, 4% magenta, 0% yellow and 29% black.

The closest named color is Equanimity (#83A9B3), a difference of 3.1 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.85:1).

#91ADB5 color codes

HEX	`#91ADB5`
RGB	`rgb(145, 173, 181)`
RGB percent	`rgb(56.9%, 67.8%, 71%)`
HSL	`hsl(193, 20%, 64%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(193, 20%, 71%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(20%, 4%, 0%, 29%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(68.93, -7.82, -7.3)`
CIE LCH	`lch(68.93, 10.7, 223.02)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(34.959, 39.242, 49.44)`
Decimal	`9547189`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #91ADB5, 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 #91ADB5	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.85:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.37:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#91ADB5 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.37:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.85:1	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 #91ADB5 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #91adb5; }
.text { color: #91adb5; }
.border { border: 2px solid #91adb5; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(145 173 181 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #91adb5, #919bb5); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Pewter.

Questions

What color is #91ADB5?: #91ADB5 is a light, grayish cyan, closest to the named color Equanimity. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #91ADB5?: The RGB value is 145, 173, 181: 145 red, 173 green and 181 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #91ADB5?: The complementary color is #B59991, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #91ADB5?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.85:1 and white text 2.37:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.