What color is #91BF40?

#91BF40 is a desaturated yellow-green, closest to the named color Frog on a Log. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #91BF40?

The RGB value is 145, 191, 64: 145 red, 191 green and 64 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #91BF40?

The complementary color is #6E40BF, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #91BF40?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.73:1 and white text 2.16:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#91BF40 color

#91BF40 rgb(145, 191, 64)

Shades of green

The hex color #91BF40 is a desaturated yellow-green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 56.9% red, 74.9% green and 25.1% blue (145, 191, 64).

Its hue angle is 82°, with 50% saturation and 50% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 24% cyan, 0% magenta, 66% yellow and 25% black.

The closest named color is Frog on a Log (#8FB943), a difference of 1.7 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.73:1).

#91BF40 color codes

HEX	`#91BF40`
RGB	`rgb(145, 191, 64)`
RGB percent	`rgb(56.9%, 74.9%, 25.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(82, 50%, 50%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(82, 66%, 75%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(24%, 0%, 66%, 25%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(71.99, -34.25, 56.82)`
CIE LCH	`lch(71.99, 66.35, 121.08)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(31.233, 43.651, 11.629)`
Decimal	`9551680`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #91BF40, 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 #91BF40	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.73:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.16:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#91BF40 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.16:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.73:1	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 #91BF40 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #91bf40; }
.text { color: #91bf40; }
.border { border: 2px solid #91bf40; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(145 191 64 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #91bf40, #52bf40); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Yellow Green.

Questions

What color is #91BF40?: #91BF40 is a desaturated yellow-green, closest to the named color Frog on a Log. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #91BF40?: The RGB value is 145, 191, 64: 145 red, 191 green and 64 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #91BF40?: The complementary color is #6E40BF, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #91BF40?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.73:1 and white text 2.16:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.