What color is #91BAA5?

#91BAA5 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 #91BAA5?

The RGB value is 145, 186, 165: 145 red, 186 green and 165 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #91BAA5?

The complementary color is #BA91A6, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #91BAA5?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.77:1 and white text 2.15:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#91BAA5 color

#91BAA5 rgb(145, 186, 165)

Shades of green

The hex color #91BAA5 is a light, grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 56.9% red, 72.9% green and 64.7% blue (145, 186, 165).

Its hue angle is 149°, with 23% saturation and 65% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 22% cyan, 0% magenta, 11% yellow and 27% black.

The closest named color is Lichen (#8EBAA6), a difference of 0.8 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.77:1).

#91BAA5 color codes

HEX	`#91BAA5`
RGB	`rgb(145, 186, 165)`
RGB percent	`rgb(56.9%, 72.9%, 64.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(149, 23%, 65%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(149, 22%, 73%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(22%, 0%, 11%, 27%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(72.13, -18.02, 6.18)`
CIE LCH	`lch(72.13, 19.05, 161.07)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(36.026, 43.853, 42.156)`
Decimal	`9550501`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #91BAA5, 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 #91BAA5	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.77:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.15:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#91BAA5 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.15:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.77:1	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 #91BAA5 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #91baa5; }
.text { color: #91baa5; }
.border { border: 2px solid #91baa5; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(145 186 165 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #91baa5, #91bab9); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dark Sea Green.

Questions

What color is #91BAA5?: #91BAA5 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 #91BAA5?: The RGB value is 145, 186, 165: 145 red, 186 green and 165 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #91BAA5?: The complementary color is #BA91A6, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #91BAA5?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.77:1 and white text 2.15:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.