What color is #91BAC0?

#91BAC0 is a light, desaturated cyan, closest to the named color Summit. It belongs to the teal family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #91BAC0?

The RGB value is 145, 186, 192: 145 red, 186 green and 192 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #91BAC0?

The complementary color is #C09791, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #91BAC0?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.99:1 and white text 2.1:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#91BAC0 color

#91BAC0 rgb(145, 186, 192)

Shades of teal

The hex color #91BAC0 is a light, desaturated cyan.

In the RGB color model it is made of 56.9% red, 72.9% green and 75.3% blue (145, 186, 192).

Its hue angle is 188°, with 27% saturation and 66% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 24% cyan, 3% magenta, 0% yellow and 25% black.

The closest named color is Summit (#8BB6B8), a difference of 2.4 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.99:1).

#91BAC0 color codes

HEX	`#91BAC0`
RGB	`rgb(145, 186, 192)`
RGB percent	`rgb(56.9%, 72.9%, 75.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(188, 27%, 66%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(188, 24%, 75%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(24%, 3%, 0%, 25%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(72.85, -12.25, -7.51)`
CIE LCH	`lch(72.85, 14.37, 211.53)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(38.748, 44.942, 56.492)`
Decimal	`9550528`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #91BAC0, 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 #91BAC0	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.99:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.1:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#91BAC0 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.1:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.99:1	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 #91BAC0 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #91bac0; }
.text { color: #91bac0; }
.border { border: 2px solid #91bac0; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(145 186 192 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #91bac0, #91a3c0); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Light Blue.

Questions

What color is #91BAC0?: #91BAC0 is a light, desaturated cyan, closest to the named color Summit. It belongs to the teal family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #91BAC0?: The RGB value is 145, 186, 192: 145 red, 186 green and 192 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #91BAC0?: The complementary color is #C09791, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #91BAC0?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.99:1 and white text 2.1:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.