What color is #91BED2?

#91BED2 is a light, desaturated azure, closest to the named color Juvie. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #91BED2?

The RGB value is 145, 190, 210: 145 red, 190 green and 210 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #91BED2?

The complementary color is #D2A591, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #91BED2?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.5:1 and white text 2:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#91BED2 color

#91BED2 rgb(145, 190, 210)

Shades of blue

The hex color #91BED2 is a light, desaturated azure.

In the RGB color model it is made of 56.9% red, 74.5% green and 82.4% blue (145, 190, 210).

Its hue angle is 198°, with 42% saturation and 70% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 31% cyan, 10% magenta, 0% yellow and 18% black.

The closest named color is Juvie (#8ABBD0), a difference of 1.2 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 10.5:1).

#91BED2 color codes

HEX	`#91BED2`
RGB	`rgb(145, 190, 210)`
RGB percent	`rgb(56.9%, 74.5%, 82.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(198, 42%, 70%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(198, 31%, 82%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(31%, 10%, 0%, 18%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(74.51, -10.13, -14.85)`
CIE LCH	`lch(74.51, 17.97, 235.7)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(41.72, 47.498, 67.93)`
Decimal	`9551570`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #91BED2, 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 #91BED2	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.5:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#91BED2 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.5:1	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 #91BED2 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #91bed2; }
.text { color: #91bed2; }
.border { border: 2px solid #91bed2; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(145 190 210 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #91bed2, #919ed2); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Sky Blue.

Questions

What color is #91BED2?: #91BED2 is a light, desaturated azure, closest to the named color Juvie. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #91BED2?: The RGB value is 145, 190, 210: 145 red, 190 green and 210 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #91BED2?: The complementary color is #D2A591, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #91BED2?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.5:1 and white text 2:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.