What color is #91ADB8?

#91ADB8 is a light, grayish azure, closest to the named color Shallow Sea. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #91ADB8?

The RGB value is 145, 173, 184: 145 red, 173 green and 184 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #91ADB8?

The complementary color is #B89C91, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #91ADB8?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.87:1 and white text 2.37:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#91ADB8 color

#91ADB8 rgb(145, 173, 184)

Shades of gray

The hex color #91ADB8 is a light, grayish azure.

In the RGB color model it is made of 56.9% red, 67.8% green and 72.2% blue (145, 173, 184).

Its hue angle is 197°, with 22% saturation and 65% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 21% cyan, 6% magenta, 0% yellow and 28% black.

The closest named color is Shallow Sea (#9AB8C2), a difference of 3.1 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.87:1).

#91ADB8 color codes

HEX	`#91ADB8`
RGB	`rgb(145, 173, 184)`
RGB percent	`rgb(56.9%, 67.8%, 72.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(197, 22%, 65%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(197, 21%, 72%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(21%, 6%, 0%, 28%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(69.02, -7.15, -8.82)`
CIE LCH	`lch(69.02, 11.35, 230.99)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(35.27, 39.366, 51.078)`
Decimal	`9547192`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #91ADB8, 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 #91ADB8	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.87:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.37:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#91ADB8 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.37:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.87:1	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 #91ADB8 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #91adb8; }
.text { color: #91adb8; }
.border { border: 2px solid #91adb8; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(145 173 184 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #91adb8, #919ab8); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Pewter.

Questions

What color is #91ADB8?: #91ADB8 is a light, grayish azure, closest to the named color Shallow Sea. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #91ADB8?: The RGB value is 145, 173, 184: 145 red, 173 green and 184 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #91ADB8?: The complementary color is #B89C91, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #91ADB8?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.87:1 and white text 2.37:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.