What color is #91AEAA?

#91AEAA 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 #91AEAA?

The RGB value is 145, 174, 170: 145 red, 174 green and 170 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #91AEAA?

The complementary color is #AE9195, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #91AEAA?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.84:1 and white text 2.38:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#91AEAA color

#91AEAA rgb(145, 174, 170)

Shades of gray

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

In the RGB color model it is made of 56.9% red, 68.2% green and 66.7% blue (145, 174, 170).

Its hue angle is 172°, with 15% saturation and 63% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 17% cyan, 0% magenta, 2% yellow and 32% black.

The closest named color is Ninja Turtle (#94B1A9), a difference of 2 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.84:1).

#91AEAA color codes

HEX	`#91AEAA`
RGB	`rgb(145, 174, 170)`
RGB percent	`rgb(56.9%, 68.2%, 66.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(172, 15%, 63%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(172, 17%, 68%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(17%, 0%, 2%, 32%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(68.89, -10.74, -1.27)`
CIE LCH	`lch(68.89, 10.82, 186.73)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(34.067, 39.193, 43.793)`
Decimal	`9547434`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #91AEAA, 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 #91AEAA	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.84:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.38:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#91AEAA as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.38:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.84:1	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 #91AEAA looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #91aeaa; }
.text { color: #91aeaa; }
.border { border: 2px solid #91aeaa; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(145 174 170 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #91aeaa, #91a4ae); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Ash Gray.

Questions

What color is #91AEAA?: #91AEAA 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 #91AEAA?: The RGB value is 145, 174, 170: 145 red, 174 green and 170 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #91AEAA?: The complementary color is #AE9195, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #91AEAA?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.84:1 and white text 2.38:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.