What color is #91B187?

#91B187 is a grayish green, closest to the named color Foliage. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #91B187?

The RGB value is 145, 177, 135: 145 red, 177 green and 135 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #91B187?

The complementary color is #A787B1, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #91B187?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.84:1 and white text 2.37:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#91B187 color

#91B187 rgb(145, 177, 135)

Shades of green

The hex color #91B187 is a grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 56.9% red, 69.4% green and 52.9% blue (145, 177, 135).

Its hue angle is 106°, with 21% saturation and 61% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 18% cyan, 0% magenta, 24% yellow and 31% black.

The closest named color is Foliage (#95B388), a difference of 0.9 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.84:1).

#91B187 color codes

HEX	`#91B187`
RGB	`rgb(145, 177, 135)`
RGB percent	`rgb(56.9%, 69.4%, 52.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(106, 21%, 61%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(106, 24%, 69%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(18%, 0%, 24%, 31%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(68.91, -18.96, 17.99)`
CIE LCH	`lch(68.91, 26.14, 136.52)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(31.771, 39.213, 28.812)`
Decimal	`9548167`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #91B187, 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 #91B187	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.84:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.37:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#91B187 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.37:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.84:1	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 #91B187 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #91b187; }
.text { color: #91b187; }
.border { border: 2px solid #91b187; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(145 177 135 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #91b187, #87b192); }

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Questions

What color is #91B187?: #91B187 is a grayish green, closest to the named color Foliage. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #91B187?: The RGB value is 145, 177, 135: 145 red, 177 green and 135 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #91B187?: The complementary color is #A787B1, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #91B187?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.84:1 and white text 2.37:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.