What color is #91B49B?

#91B49B is a light, grayish green, closest to the named color Lichen. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #91B49B?

The RGB value is 145, 180, 155: 145 red, 180 green and 155 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #91B49B?

The complementary color is #B491AA, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #91B49B?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.21:1 and white text 2.28:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#91B49B color

#91B49B rgb(145, 180, 155)

Shades of green

The hex color #91B49B is a light, grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 56.9% red, 70.6% green and 60.8% blue (145, 180, 155).

Its hue angle is 137°, with 19% saturation and 64% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 19% cyan, 0% magenta, 14% yellow and 29% black.

The closest named color is Lichen (#8EBAA6), a difference of 3.2 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.21:1).

#91B49B color codes

HEX	`#91B49B`
RGB	`rgb(145, 180, 155)`
RGB percent	`rgb(56.9%, 70.6%, 60.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(137, 19%, 64%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(137, 19%, 71%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(19%, 0%, 14%, 29%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(70.2, -16.9, 8.88)`
CIE LCH	`lch(70.2, 19.09, 152.29)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(33.913, 41.028, 37.136)`
Decimal	`9548955`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #91B49B, 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 #91B49B	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.21:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.28:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#91B49B as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.28:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.21:1	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 #91B49B looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #91b49b; }
.text { color: #91b49b; }
.border { border: 2px solid #91b49b; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(145 180 155 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #91b49b, #91b4ac); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dark Sea Green.

Questions

What color is #91B49B?: #91B49B is a light, grayish green, closest to the named color Lichen. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #91B49B?: The RGB value is 145, 180, 155: 145 red, 180 green and 155 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #91B49B?: The complementary color is #B491AA, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #91B49B?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.21:1 and white text 2.28:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.