What color is #91BCAF?

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

What is the RGB value of #91BCAF?

The RGB value is 145, 188, 175: 145 red, 188 green and 175 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #91BCAF?

The complementary color is #BC919E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #91BCAF?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.02:1 and white text 2.1:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#91BCAF color

#91BCAF rgb(145, 188, 175)

Shades of green

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

In the RGB color model it is made of 56.9% red, 73.7% green and 68.6% blue (145, 188, 175).

Its hue angle is 162°, with 24% saturation and 65% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 23% cyan, 0% magenta, 7% yellow and 26% black.

The closest named color is Treetop (#91B6AC), a difference of 2.3 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 10.02:1).

#91BCAF color codes

HEX	`#91BCAF`
RGB	`rgb(145, 188, 175)`
RGB percent	`rgb(56.9%, 73.7%, 68.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(162, 24%, 65%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(162, 23%, 74%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(23%, 0%, 7%, 26%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(72.94, -17, 1.9)`
CIE LCH	`lch(72.94, 17.11, 173.61)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(37.396, 45.08, 47.28)`
Decimal	`9551023`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #91BCAF, 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 #91BCAF	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.02:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.1:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#91BCAF as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.1:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.02:1	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 #91BCAF looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #91bcaf; }
.text { color: #91bcaf; }
.border { border: 2px solid #91bcaf; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(145 188 175 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #91bcaf, #91b3bc); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Ash Gray.

Questions

What color is #91BCAF?: #91BCAF is a light, grayish spring green, closest to the named color Treetop. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #91BCAF?: The RGB value is 145, 188, 175: 145 red, 188 green and 175 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #91BCAF?: The complementary color is #BC919E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #91BCAF?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.02:1 and white text 2.1:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.