What color is #91BD9F?

#91BD9F is a light, desaturated green, closest to the named color Lichen. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #91BD9F?

The RGB value is 145, 189, 159: 145 red, 189 green and 159 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #91BD9F?

The complementary color is #BD91AF, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #91BD9F?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.98:1 and white text 2.1:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#91BD9F color

#91BD9F rgb(145, 189, 159)

Shades of green

The hex color #91BD9F is a light, desaturated green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 56.9% red, 74.1% green and 62.4% blue (145, 189, 159).

Its hue angle is 139°, with 25% saturation and 65% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 23% cyan, 0% magenta, 16% yellow and 26% black.

The closest named color is Lichen (#8EBAA6), a difference of 3.4 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.98:1).

#91BD9F color codes

HEX	`#91BD9F`
RGB	`rgb(145, 189, 159)`
RGB percent	`rgb(56.9%, 74.1%, 62.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(139, 25%, 65%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(139, 23%, 74%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(23%, 0%, 16%, 26%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(72.84, -20.72, 10.45)`
CIE LCH	`lch(72.84, 23.21, 153.22)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(36.131, 44.917, 39.56)`
Decimal	`9551263`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #91BD9F, 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 #91BD9F	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.98:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.1:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#91BD9F as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.1:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.98:1	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 #91BD9F looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #91bd9f; }
.text { color: #91bd9f; }
.border { border: 2px solid #91bd9f; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(145 189 159 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #91bd9f, #91bdb5); }

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Questions

What color is #91BD9F?: #91BD9F is a light, desaturated green, closest to the named color Lichen. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #91BD9F?: The RGB value is 145, 189, 159: 145 red, 189 green and 159 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #91BD9F?: The complementary color is #BD91AF, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #91BD9F?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.98:1 and white text 2.1:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.