What color is #91B0AD?

#91B0AD is a light, grayish spring green, closest to the named color Cool. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #91B0AD?

The RGB value is 145, 176, 173: 145 red, 176 green and 173 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #91B0AD?

The complementary color is #B09194, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #91B0AD?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.02:1 and white text 2.33:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#91B0AD color

#91B0AD rgb(145, 176, 173)

Shades of gray

The hex color #91B0AD is a light, grayish spring green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 56.9% red, 69% green and 67.8% blue (145, 176, 173).

Its hue angle is 174°, with 16% saturation and 63% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 18% cyan, 0% magenta, 2% yellow and 31% black.

The closest named color is Cool (#96B3B3), a difference of 2 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.02:1).

#91B0AD color codes

HEX	`#91B0AD`
RGB	`rgb(145, 176, 173)`
RGB percent	`rgb(56.9%, 69%, 67.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(174, 16%, 63%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(174, 18%, 69%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(18%, 0%, 2%, 31%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(69.53, -11.16, -1.99)`
CIE LCH	`lch(69.53, 11.34, 190.08)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(34.743, 40.086, 45.434)`
Decimal	`9547949`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #91B0AD, 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 #91B0AD	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.02:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.33:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#91B0AD as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.33:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.02:1	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 #91B0AD looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #91b0ad; }
.text { color: #91b0ad; }
.border { border: 2px solid #91b0ad; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(145 176 173 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #91b0ad, #91a3b0); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Ash Gray.

Questions

What color is #91B0AD?: #91B0AD is a light, grayish spring green, closest to the named color Cool. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #91B0AD?: The RGB value is 145, 176, 173: 145 red, 176 green and 173 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #91B0AD?: The complementary color is #B09194, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #91B0AD?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.02:1 and white text 2.33:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.