What color is #91AEBA?

#91AEBA 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 #91AEBA?

The RGB value is 145, 174, 186: 145 red, 174 green and 186 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #91AEBA?

The complementary color is #BA9D91, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #91AEBA?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.97:1 and white text 2.34:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#91AEBA color

#91AEBA rgb(145, 174, 186)

Shades of gray

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

In the RGB color model it is made of 56.9% red, 68.2% green and 72.9% blue (145, 174, 186).

Its hue angle is 198°, with 23% saturation and 65% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 22% cyan, 6% magenta, 0% yellow and 27% black.

The closest named color is Shallow Sea (#9AB8C2), a difference of 2.9 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.97:1).

#91AEBA color codes

HEX	`#91AEBA`
RGB	`rgb(145, 174, 186)`
RGB percent	`rgb(56.9%, 68.2%, 72.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(198, 23%, 65%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(198, 22%, 73%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(22%, 6%, 0%, 27%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(69.35, -7.23, -9.43)`
CIE LCH	`lch(69.35, 11.88, 232.5)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(35.674, 39.836, 52.254)`
Decimal	`9547450`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #91AEBA, 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 #91AEBA	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.97:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.34:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#91AEBA as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.34:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.97:1	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 #91AEBA looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #91aeba; }
.text { color: #91aeba; }
.border { border: 2px solid #91aeba; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(145 174 186 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #91aeba, #919aba); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Pewter.

Questions

What color is #91AEBA?: #91AEBA 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 #91AEBA?: The RGB value is 145, 174, 186: 145 red, 174 green and 186 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #91AEBA?: The complementary color is #BA9D91, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #91AEBA?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.97:1 and white text 2.34:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.