What color is #91B247?

#91B247 is a desaturated yellow-green, closest to the named color Frog on a Log. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #91B247?

The RGB value is 145, 178, 71: 145 red, 178 green and 71 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #91B247?

The complementary color is #6847B2, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #91B247?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.66:1 and white text 2.42:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#91B247 color

#91B247 rgb(145, 178, 71)

Shades of green

The hex color #91B247 is a desaturated yellow-green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 56.9% red, 69.8% green and 27.8% blue (145, 178, 71).

Its hue angle is 79°, with 43% saturation and 49% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 19% cyan, 0% magenta, 60% yellow and 30% black.

The closest named color is Frog on a Log (#8FB943), a difference of 2.3 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.66:1).

#91B247 color codes

HEX	`#91B247`
RGB	`rgb(145, 178, 71)`
RGB percent	`rgb(56.9%, 69.8%, 27.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(79, 43%, 49%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(79, 60%, 70%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(19%, 0%, 60%, 30%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(68.25, -27.58, 49.8)`
CIE LCH	`lch(68.25, 56.92, 118.98)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(28.735, 38.315, 11.842)`
Decimal	`9548359`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #91B247, 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 #91B247	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.66:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.42:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#91B247 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.42:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.66:1	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 #91B247 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #91b247; }
.text { color: #91b247; }
.border { border: 2px solid #91b247; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(145 178 71 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #91b247, #5cb247); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Matcha.

Questions

What color is #91B247?: #91B247 is a desaturated yellow-green, closest to the named color Frog on a Log. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #91B247?: The RGB value is 145, 178, 71: 145 red, 178 green and 71 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #91B247?: The complementary color is #6847B2, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #91B247?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.66:1 and white text 2.42:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.