What color is #91C1AE?

#91C1AE is a light, desaturated spring green, closest to the named color Lichen. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #91C1AE?

The RGB value is 145, 193, 174: 145 red, 193 green and 174 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #91C1AE?

The complementary color is #C191A4, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #91C1AE?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.44:1 and white text 2.01:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#91C1AE color

#91C1AE rgb(145, 193, 174)

Shades of green

The hex color #91C1AE is a light, desaturated spring green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 56.9% red, 75.7% green and 68.2% blue (145, 193, 174).

Its hue angle is 156°, with 28% saturation and 66% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 25% cyan, 0% magenta, 10% yellow and 24% black.

The closest named color is Lichen (#8EBAA6), a difference of 2 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 10.44:1).

#91C1AE color codes

HEX	`#91C1AE`
RGB	`rgb(145, 193, 174)`
RGB percent	`rgb(56.9%, 75.7%, 68.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(156, 28%, 66%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(156, 25%, 76%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(25%, 0%, 10%, 24%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(74.33, -19.76, 4.45)`
CIE LCH	`lch(74.33, 20.25, 167.31)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(38.385, 47.214, 47.127)`
Decimal	`9552302`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #91C1AE, 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 #91C1AE	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.44:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.01:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#91C1AE as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.01:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.44:1	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 #91C1AE looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #91c1ae; }
.text { color: #91c1ae; }
.border { border: 2px solid #91c1ae; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(145 193 174 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #91c1ae, #91bcc1); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dark Sea Green.

Questions

What color is #91C1AE?: #91C1AE is a light, desaturated spring green, closest to the named color Lichen. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #91C1AE?: The RGB value is 145, 193, 174: 145 red, 193 green and 174 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #91C1AE?: The complementary color is #C191A4, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #91C1AE?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.44:1 and white text 2.01:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.