What color is #91AEA5?

#91AEA5 is a light, grayish spring green, closest to the named color Ninja Turtle. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #91AEA5?

The RGB value is 145, 174, 165: 145 red, 174 green and 165 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #91AEA5?

The complementary color is #AE919A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #91AEA5?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.8:1 and white text 2.39:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#91AEA5 color

#91AEA5 rgb(145, 174, 165)

Shades of gray

The hex color #91AEA5 is a light, grayish spring green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 56.9% red, 68.2% green and 64.7% blue (145, 174, 165).

Its hue angle is 161°, with 15% saturation and 63% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 17% cyan, 0% magenta, 5% yellow and 32% black.

The closest named color is Ninja Turtle (#94B1A9), a difference of 1 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.8:1).

#91AEA5 color codes

HEX	`#91AEA5`
RGB	`rgb(145, 174, 165)`
RGB percent	`rgb(56.9%, 68.2%, 64.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(161, 15%, 63%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(161, 17%, 68%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(17%, 0%, 5%, 32%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(68.76, -11.78, 1.3)`
CIE LCH	`lch(68.76, 11.85, 173.7)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(33.603, 39.008, 41.349)`
Decimal	`9547429`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #91AEA5, 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 #91AEA5	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.8:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.39:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#91AEA5 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.39:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.8:1	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 #91AEA5 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #91aea5; }
.text { color: #91aea5; }
.border { border: 2px solid #91aea5; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(145 174 165 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #91aea5, #91a8ae); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Ash Gray.

Questions

What color is #91AEA5?: #91AEA5 is a light, grayish spring green, closest to the named color Ninja Turtle. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #91AEA5?: The RGB value is 145, 174, 165: 145 red, 174 green and 165 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #91AEA5?: The complementary color is #AE919A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #91AEA5?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.8:1 and white text 2.39:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.