What color is #91AEB0?

#91AEB0 is a light, grayish cyan, closest to the named color Ether. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #91AEB0?

The RGB value is 145, 174, 176: 145 red, 174 green and 176 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #91AEB0?

The complementary color is #B09391, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #91AEB0?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.89:1 and white text 2.36:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#91AEB0 color

#91AEB0 rgb(145, 174, 176)

Shades of gray

The hex color #91AEB0 is a light, grayish cyan.

In the RGB color model it is made of 56.9% red, 68.2% green and 69% blue (145, 174, 176).

Its hue angle is 184°, with 16% saturation and 63% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 18% cyan, 1% magenta, 0% yellow and 31% black.

The closest named color is Ether (#98B2B4), a difference of 1.6 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.89:1).

#91AEB0 color codes

HEX	`#91AEB0`
RGB	`rgb(145, 174, 176)`
RGB percent	`rgb(56.9%, 68.2%, 69%)`
HSL	`hsl(184, 16%, 63%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(184, 18%, 69%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(18%, 1%, 0%, 31%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(69.06, -9.46, -4.34)`
CIE LCH	`lch(69.06, 10.4, 204.64)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(34.647, 39.425, 46.85)`
Decimal	`9547440`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #91AEB0, 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 #91AEB0	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.89:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.36:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#91AEB0 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.36:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.89:1	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 #91AEB0 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #91aeb0; }
.text { color: #91aeb0; }
.border { border: 2px solid #91aeb0; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(145 174 176 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #91aeb0, #919fb0); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Ash Gray.

Questions

What color is #91AEB0?: #91AEB0 is a light, grayish cyan, closest to the named color Ether. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #91AEB0?: The RGB value is 145, 174, 176: 145 red, 174 green and 176 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #91AEB0?: The complementary color is #B09391, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #91AEB0?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.89:1 and white text 2.36:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.