What color is #91AE9D?

#91AE9D 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 #91AE9D?

The RGB value is 145, 174, 157: 145 red, 174 green and 157 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #91AE9D?

The complementary color is #AE91A2, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #91AE9D?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.75:1 and white text 2.4:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#91AE9D color

#91AE9D rgb(145, 174, 157)

Shades of green

The hex color #91AE9D is a light, grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 56.9% red, 68.2% green and 61.6% blue (145, 174, 157).

Its hue angle is 145°, with 15% saturation and 63% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 17% cyan, 0% magenta, 10% yellow and 32% black.

The closest named color is OMGreen (#8CA891), a difference of 2.9 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.75:1).

#91AE9D color codes

HEX	`#91AE9D`
RGB	`rgb(145, 174, 157)`
RGB percent	`rgb(56.9%, 68.2%, 61.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(145, 15%, 63%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(145, 17%, 68%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(17%, 0%, 10%, 32%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(68.55, -13.39, 5.42)`
CIE LCH	`lch(68.55, 14.45, 157.96)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(32.897, 38.725, 37.633)`
Decimal	`9547421`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #91AE9D, 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 #91AE9D	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.75:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.4:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#91AE9D as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.4:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.75:1	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 #91AE9D looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #91ae9d; }
.text { color: #91ae9d; }
.border { border: 2px solid #91ae9d; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(145 174 157 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #91ae9d, #91aeab); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Sage Green.

Questions

What color is #91AE9D?: #91AE9D 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 #91AE9D?: The RGB value is 145, 174, 157: 145 red, 174 green and 157 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #91AE9D?: The complementary color is #AE91A2, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #91AE9D?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.75:1 and white text 2.4:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.