What color is #91C196?

#91C196 is a light, desaturated green, closest to the named color Dark Sea Green. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #91C196?

The RGB value is 145, 193, 150: 145 red, 193 green and 150 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #91C196?

The complementary color is #C191BC, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #91C196?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.27:1 and white text 2.04:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#91C196 color

#91C196 rgb(145, 193, 150)

Shades of green

The hex color #91C196 is a light, desaturated green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 56.9% red, 75.7% green and 58.8% blue (145, 193, 150).

Its hue angle is 126°, with 28% saturation and 66% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 25% cyan, 0% magenta, 22% yellow and 24% black.

The closest named color is Dark Sea Green (#8FBC8F), a difference of 1.6 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 10.27:1).

#91C196 color codes

HEX	`#91C196`
RGB	`rgb(145, 193, 150)`
RGB percent	`rgb(56.9%, 75.7%, 58.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(126, 28%, 66%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(126, 25%, 76%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(25%, 0%, 22%, 24%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(73.78, -24.38, 16.64)`
CIE LCH	`lch(73.78, 29.51, 145.68)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(36.25, 46.36, 35.887)`
Decimal	`9552278`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #91C196, 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 #91C196	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.27:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.04:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#91C196 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.04:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.27:1	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 #91C196 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #91c196; }
.text { color: #91c196; }
.border { border: 2px solid #91c196; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(145 193 150 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #91c196, #91c1ae); }

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Questions

What color is #91C196?: #91C196 is a light, desaturated green, closest to the named color Dark Sea Green. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #91C196?: The RGB value is 145, 193, 150: 145 red, 193 green and 150 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #91C196?: The complementary color is #C191BC, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #91C196?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.27:1 and white text 2.04:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.