What color is #91BBC5?

#91BBC5 is a light, desaturated cyan, closest to the named color Aquatic. It belongs to the teal family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #91BBC5?

The RGB value is 145, 187, 197: 145 red, 187 green and 197 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #91BBC5?

The complementary color is #C59B91, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #91BBC5?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.12:1 and white text 2.08:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#91BBC5 color

#91BBC5 rgb(145, 187, 197)

Shades of teal

The hex color #91BBC5 is a light, desaturated cyan.

In the RGB color model it is made of 56.9% red, 73.3% green and 77.3% blue (145, 187, 197).

Its hue angle is 192°, with 31% saturation and 67% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 26% cyan, 5% magenta, 0% yellow and 23% black.

The closest named color is Aquatic (#99C1CC), a difference of 1.9 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 10.12:1).

#91BBC5 color codes

HEX	`#91BBC5`
RGB	`rgb(145, 187, 197)`
RGB percent	`rgb(56.9%, 73.3%, 77.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(192, 31%, 67%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(192, 26%, 77%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(26%, 5%, 0%, 23%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(73.28, -11.62, -9.61)`
CIE LCH	`lch(73.28, 15.08, 219.58)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(39.522, 45.59, 59.53)`
Decimal	`9550789`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #91BBC5, 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 #91BBC5	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.12:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.08:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#91BBC5 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.08:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.12:1	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 #91BBC5 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #91bbc5; }
.text { color: #91bbc5; }
.border { border: 2px solid #91bbc5; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(145 187 197 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #91bbc5, #91a1c5); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Light Blue.

Questions

What color is #91BBC5?: #91BBC5 is a light, desaturated cyan, closest to the named color Aquatic. It belongs to the teal family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #91BBC5?: The RGB value is 145, 187, 197: 145 red, 187 green and 197 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #91BBC5?: The complementary color is #C59B91, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #91BBC5?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.12:1 and white text 2.08:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.