What color is #91B6C2?

#91B6C2 is a light, desaturated cyan, closest to the named color Crystal Lake. It belongs to the teal family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #91B6C2?

The RGB value is 145, 182, 194: 145 red, 182 green and 194 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #91B6C2?

The complementary color is #C29D91, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #91B6C2?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.67:1 and white text 2.17:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#91B6C2 color

#91B6C2 rgb(145, 182, 194)

Shades of teal

The hex color #91B6C2 is a light, desaturated cyan.

In the RGB color model it is made of 56.9% red, 71.4% green and 76.1% blue (145, 182, 194).

Its hue angle is 195°, with 29% saturation and 66% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 25% cyan, 6% magenta, 0% yellow and 24% black.

The closest named color is Crystal Lake (#88B5C4), a difference of 1.9 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.67:1).

#91B6C2 color codes

HEX	`#91B6C2`
RGB	`rgb(145, 182, 194)`
RGB percent	`rgb(56.9%, 71.4%, 76.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(195, 29%, 66%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(195, 25%, 76%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(25%, 6%, 0%, 24%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(71.8, -9.68, -10.17)`
CIE LCH	`lch(71.8, 14.04, 226.42)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(38.14, 43.369, 57.39)`
Decimal	`9549506`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #91B6C2, 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 #91B6C2	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.67:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.17:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#91B6C2 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.17:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.67:1	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 #91B6C2 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #91b6c2; }
.text { color: #91b6c2; }
.border { border: 2px solid #91b6c2; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(145 182 194 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #91b6c2, #919ec2); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Sky Blue.

Questions

What color is #91B6C2?: #91B6C2 is a light, desaturated cyan, closest to the named color Crystal Lake. It belongs to the teal family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #91B6C2?: The RGB value is 145, 182, 194: 145 red, 182 green and 194 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #91B6C2?: The complementary color is #C29D91, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #91B6C2?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.67:1 and white text 2.17:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.