What color is #91B2CC?

#91B2CC is a light, desaturated azure, closest to the named color Gentle Sky. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #91B2CC?

The RGB value is 145, 178, 204: 145 red, 178 green and 204 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #91B2CC?

The complementary color is #CCAB91, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #91B2CC?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.44:1 and white text 2.22:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#91B2CC color

#91B2CC rgb(145, 178, 204)

Shades of blue

The hex color #91B2CC is a light, desaturated azure.

In the RGB color model it is made of 56.9% red, 69.8% green and 80% blue (145, 178, 204).

Its hue angle is 206°, with 37% saturation and 68% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 29% cyan, 13% magenta, 0% yellow and 20% black.

The closest named color is Gentle Sky (#99BDD2), a difference of 3.8 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.44:1).

#91B2CC color codes

HEX	`#91B2CC`
RGB	`rgb(145, 178, 204)`
RGB percent	`rgb(56.9%, 69.8%, 80%)`
HSL	`hsl(206, 37%, 68%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(206, 29%, 80%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(29%, 13%, 0%, 20%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(71.02, -5.16, -16.83)`
CIE LCH	`lch(71.02, 17.6, 252.94)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(38.493, 42.219, 63.236)`
Decimal	`9548492`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #91B2CC, 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 #91B2CC	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.44:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.22:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#91B2CC as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.22:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.44:1	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 #91B2CC looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #91b2cc; }
.text { color: #91b2cc; }
.border { border: 2px solid #91b2cc; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(145 178 204 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #91b2cc, #9194cc); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Pastel Blue.

Questions

What color is #91B2CC?: #91B2CC is a light, desaturated azure, closest to the named color Gentle Sky. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #91B2CC?: The RGB value is 145, 178, 204: 145 red, 178 green and 204 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #91B2CC?: The complementary color is #CCAB91, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #91B2CC?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.44:1 and white text 2.22:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.