What color is #91B9A6?

#91B9A6 is a light, grayish spring green, closest to the named color Lichen. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #91B9A6?

The RGB value is 145, 185, 166: 145 red, 185 green and 166 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #91B9A6?

The complementary color is #B991A4, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #91B9A6?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.69:1 and white text 2.17:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#91B9A6 color

#91B9A6 rgb(145, 185, 166)

Shades of green

The hex color #91B9A6 is a light, grayish spring green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 56.9% red, 72.5% green and 65.1% blue (145, 185, 166).

Its hue angle is 152°, with 22% saturation and 65% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 22% cyan, 0% magenta, 10% yellow and 27% black.

The closest named color is Lichen (#8EBAA6), a difference of 1 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.69:1).

#91B9A6 color codes

HEX	`#91B9A6`
RGB	`rgb(145, 185, 166)`
RGB percent	`rgb(56.9%, 72.5%, 65.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(152, 22%, 65%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(152, 22%, 73%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(22%, 0%, 10%, 27%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(71.87, -17.31, 5.26)`
CIE LCH	`lch(71.87, 18.09, 163.09)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(35.907, 43.47, 42.568)`
Decimal	`9550246`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #91B9A6, 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 #91B9A6	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.69:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.17:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#91B9A6 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.17:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.69:1	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 #91B9A6 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #91b9a6; }
.text { color: #91b9a6; }
.border { border: 2px solid #91b9a6; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(145 185 166 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #91b9a6, #91b8b9); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dark Sea Green.

Questions

What color is #91B9A6?: #91B9A6 is a light, grayish spring green, closest to the named color Lichen. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #91B9A6?: The RGB value is 145, 185, 166: 145 red, 185 green and 166 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #91B9A6?: The complementary color is #B991A4, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #91B9A6?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.69:1 and white text 2.17:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.