What color is #91BBBB?

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

What is the RGB value of #91BBBB?

The RGB value is 145, 187, 187: 145 red, 187 green and 187 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #91BBBB?

The complementary color is #BB9191, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #91BBBB?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.03:1 and white text 2.09:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#91BBBB color

#91BBBB rgb(145, 187, 187)

Shades of teal

The hex color #91BBBB is a light, grayish cyan.

In the RGB color model it is made of 56.9% red, 73.3% green and 73.3% blue (145, 187, 187).

Its hue angle is 180°, with 24% saturation and 65% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 22% cyan, 0% magenta, 0% yellow and 27% black.

The closest named color is Summit (#8BB6B8), a difference of 1.6 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 10.03:1).

#91BBBB color codes

HEX	`#91BBBB`
RGB	`rgb(145, 187, 187)`
RGB percent	`rgb(56.9%, 73.3%, 73.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(180, 24%, 65%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(180, 22%, 73%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(22%, 0%, 0%, 27%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(72.99, -13.89, -4.58)`
CIE LCH	`lch(72.99, 14.63, 198.25)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(38.414, 45.147, 53.694)`
Decimal	`9550779`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #91BBBB, 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 #91BBBB	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.03:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.09:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#91BBBB as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.09:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.03:1	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 #91BBBB looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #91bbbb; }
.text { color: #91bbbb; }
.border { border: 2px solid #91bbbb; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(145 187 187 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #91bbbb, #91a6bb); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Powder Blue.

Questions

What color is #91BBBB?: #91BBBB is a light, grayish cyan, closest to the named color Summit. It belongs to the teal family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #91BBBB?: The RGB value is 145, 187, 187: 145 red, 187 green and 187 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #91BBBB?: The complementary color is #BB9191, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #91BBBB?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.03:1 and white text 2.09:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.