What color is #91B79A?

#91B79A 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 #91B79A?

The RGB value is 145, 183, 154: 145 red, 183 green and 154 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #91B79A?

The complementary color is #B791AE, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #91B79A?

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.

#91B79A color

#91B79A rgb(145, 183, 154)

Shades of green

The hex color #91B79A is a light, grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 56.9% red, 71.8% green and 60.4% blue (145, 183, 154).

Its hue angle is 134°, with 21% saturation and 64% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 21% cyan, 0% magenta, 16% yellow and 28% black.

The closest named color is Lichen (#8EBAA6), a difference of 3.5 ΔE, a small difference.

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

#91B79A color codes

HEX	`#91B79A`
RGB	`rgb(145, 183, 154)`
RGB percent	`rgb(56.9%, 71.8%, 60.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(134, 21%, 64%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(134, 21%, 72%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(21%, 0%, 16%, 28%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(71.02, -18.63, 10.6)`
CIE LCH	`lch(71.02, 21.43, 150.36)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(34.442, 42.219, 36.9)`
Decimal	`9549722`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #91B79A, 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 #91B79A	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.44:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.22:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#91B79A 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 #91B79A looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #91b79a; }
.text { color: #91b79a; }
.border { border: 2px solid #91b79a; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(145 183 154 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #91b79a, #91b7ad); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #91B79A?: #91B79A 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 #91B79A?: The RGB value is 145, 183, 154: 145 red, 183 green and 154 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #91B79A?: The complementary color is #B791AE, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #91B79A?: 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.