What color is #91B2C1?

#91B2C1 is a light, desaturated azure, closest to the named color Shallow Sea. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #91B2C1?

The RGB value is 145, 178, 193: 145 red, 178 green and 193 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #91B2C1?

The complementary color is #C1A091, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #91B2C1?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.34:1 and white text 2.25:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#91B2C1 color

#91B2C1 rgb(145, 178, 193)

Shades of blue

The hex color #91B2C1 is a light, desaturated azure.

In the RGB color model it is made of 56.9% red, 69.8% green and 75.7% blue (145, 178, 193).

Its hue angle is 199°, with 28% saturation and 66% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 25% cyan, 8% magenta, 0% yellow and 24% black.

The closest named color is Shallow Sea (#9AB8C2), a difference of 2.7 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.34:1).

#91B2C1 color codes

HEX	`#91B2C1`
RGB	`rgb(145, 178, 193)`
RGB percent	`rgb(56.9%, 69.8%, 75.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(199, 28%, 66%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(199, 25%, 76%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(25%, 8%, 0%, 24%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(70.67, -7.77, -11.31)`
CIE LCH	`lch(70.67, 13.73, 235.51)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(37.22, 41.709, 56.531)`
Decimal	`9548481`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #91B2C1, 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 #91B2C1	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.34:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.25:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#91B2C1 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.25:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.34:1	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 #91B2C1 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #91b2c1; }
.text { color: #91b2c1; }
.border { border: 2px solid #91b2c1; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(145 178 193 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #91b2c1, #919ac1); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Pastel Blue.

Questions

What color is #91B2C1?: #91B2C1 is a light, desaturated azure, closest to the named color Shallow Sea. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #91B2C1?: The RGB value is 145, 178, 193: 145 red, 178 green and 193 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #91B2C1?: The complementary color is #C1A091, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #91B2C1?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.34:1 and white text 2.25:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.