What color is #91B59D?

#91B59D 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 #91B59D?

The RGB value is 145, 181, 157: 145 red, 181 green and 157 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #91B59D?

The complementary color is #B591A9, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #91B59D?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.3:1 and white text 2.26:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#91B59D color

#91B59D rgb(145, 181, 157)

Shades of green

The hex color #91B59D is a light, grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 56.9% red, 71% green and 61.6% blue (145, 181, 157).

Its hue angle is 140°, with 20% saturation and 64% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 20% cyan, 0% magenta, 13% yellow and 29% black.

The closest named color is Lichen (#8EBAA6), a difference of 2.7 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.3:1).

#91B59D color codes

HEX	`#91B59D`
RGB	`rgb(145, 181, 157)`
RGB percent	`rgb(56.9%, 71%, 61.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(140, 20%, 64%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(140, 20%, 71%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(20%, 0%, 13%, 29%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(70.53, -17.03, 8.25)`
CIE LCH	`lch(70.53, 18.92, 154.15)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(34.285, 41.501, 38.096)`
Decimal	`9549213`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #91B59D, 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 #91B59D	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.3:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.26:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#91B59D as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.26:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.3:1	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 #91B59D looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #91b59d; }
.text { color: #91b59d; }
.border { border: 2px solid #91b59d; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(145 181 157 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #91b59d, #91b5af); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dark Sea Green.

Questions

What color is #91B59D?: #91B59D 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 #91B59D?: The RGB value is 145, 181, 157: 145 red, 181 green and 157 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #91B59D?: The complementary color is #B591A9, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #91B59D?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.3:1 and white text 2.26:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.