What color is #91B99E?

#91B99E 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 #91B99E?

The RGB value is 145, 185, 158: 145 red, 185 green and 158 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #91B99E?

The complementary color is #B991AC, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #91B99E?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.64:1 and white text 2.18:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#91B99E color

#91B99E rgb(145, 185, 158)

Shades of green

The hex color #91B99E is a light, grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 56.9% red, 72.5% green and 62% blue (145, 185, 158).

Its hue angle is 140°, with 22% saturation and 65% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 22% cyan, 0% magenta, 15% yellow and 27% black.

The closest named color is Lichen (#8EBAA6), a difference of 2.6 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.64:1).

#91B99E color codes

HEX	`#91B99E`
RGB	`rgb(145, 185, 158)`
RGB percent	`rgb(56.9%, 72.5%, 62%)`
HSL	`hsl(140, 22%, 65%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(140, 22%, 73%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(22%, 0%, 15%, 27%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(71.68, -18.88, 9.35)`
CIE LCH	`lch(71.68, 21.07, 153.65)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(35.196, 43.185, 38.822)`
Decimal	`9550238`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #91B99E, 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 #91B99E	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.64:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.18:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#91B99E as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.18:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.64:1	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 #91B99E looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #91b99e; }
.text { color: #91b99e; }
.border { border: 2px solid #91b99e; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(145 185 158 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #91b99e, #91b9b2); }

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Questions

What color is #91B99E?: #91B99E 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 #91B99E?: The RGB value is 145, 185, 158: 145 red, 185 green and 158 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #91B99E?: The complementary color is #B991AC, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #91B99E?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.64:1 and white text 2.18:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.