What color is #91AEE0?

#91AEE0 is a light, moderate azure, closest to the named color Queer Blue. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #91AEE0?

The RGB value is 145, 174, 224: 145 red, 174 green and 224 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #91AEE0?

The complementary color is #E0C391, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #91AEE0?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.33:1 and white text 2.25:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#91AEE0 color

#91AEE0 rgb(145, 174, 224)

Shades of blue

The hex color #91AEE0 is a light, moderate azure.

In the RGB color model it is made of 56.9% red, 68.2% green and 87.8% blue (145, 174, 224).

Its hue angle is 218°, with 56% saturation and 72% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 35% cyan, 22% magenta, 0% yellow and 12% black.

The closest named color is Queer Blue (#88ACE0), a difference of 2 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.33:1).

#91AEE0 color codes

HEX	`#91AEE0`
RGB	`rgb(145, 174, 224)`
RGB percent	`rgb(56.9%, 68.2%, 87.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(218, 56%, 72%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(218, 35%, 88%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(35%, 22%, 0%, 12%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(70.64, 2.05, -28.36)`
CIE LCH	`lch(70.64, 28.43, 274.13)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(40.264, 41.672, 76.429)`
Decimal	`9547488`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #91AEE0, 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 #91AEE0	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.33:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.25:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#91AEE0 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.25:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.33:1	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 #91AEE0 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #91aee0; }
.text { color: #91aee0; }
.border { border: 2px solid #91aee0; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(145 174 224 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #91aee0, #9c91e0); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Pastel Blue.

Questions

What color is #91AEE0?: #91AEE0 is a light, moderate azure, closest to the named color Queer Blue. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #91AEE0?: The RGB value is 145, 174, 224: 145 red, 174 green and 224 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #91AEE0?: The complementary color is #E0C391, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #91AEE0?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.33:1 and white text 2.25:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.