What color is #91B09C?

#91B09C is a light, grayish green, closest to the named color OMGreen. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #91B09C?

The RGB value is 145, 176, 156: 145 red, 176 green and 156 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #91B09C?

The complementary color is #B091A5, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #91B09C?

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.

#91B09C color

#91B09C rgb(145, 176, 156)

Shades of green

The hex color #91B09C is a light, grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 56.9% red, 69% green and 61.2% blue (145, 176, 156).

Its hue angle is 141°, with 16% saturation and 63% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 18% cyan, 0% magenta, 11% yellow and 31% black.

The closest named color is OMGreen (#8CA891), a difference of 2.7 ΔE, a small difference.

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

#91B09C color codes

HEX	`#91B09C`
RGB	`rgb(145, 176, 156)`
RGB percent	`rgb(56.9%, 69%, 61.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(141, 16%, 63%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(141, 18%, 69%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(18%, 0%, 11%, 31%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(69.09, -14.63, 6.75)`
CIE LCH	`lch(69.09, 16.11, 155.25)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(33.202, 39.47, 37.315)`
Decimal	`9547932`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #91B09C, 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 #91B09C	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.89:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.36:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#91B09C 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 #91B09C looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #91b09c; }
.text { color: #91b09c; }
.border { border: 2px solid #91b09c; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(145 176 156 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #91b09c, #91b0ab); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Sage Green.

Questions

What color is #91B09C?: #91B09C is a light, grayish green, closest to the named color OMGreen. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #91B09C?: The RGB value is 145, 176, 156: 145 red, 176 green and 156 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #91B09C?: The complementary color is #B091A5, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #91B09C?: 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.