What color is #91C3CA?

#91C3CA is a light, desaturated cyan, closest to the named color Continental Waters. It belongs to the teal family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #91C3CA?

The RGB value is 145, 195, 202: 145 red, 195 green and 202 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #91C3CA?

The complementary color is #CA9891, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #91C3CA?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.86:1 and white text 1.93:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#91C3CA color

#91C3CA rgb(145, 195, 202)

Shades of teal

The hex color #91C3CA is a light, desaturated cyan.

In the RGB color model it is made of 56.9% red, 76.5% green and 79.2% blue (145, 195, 202).

Its hue angle is 187°, with 35% saturation and 68% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 28% cyan, 3% magenta, 0% yellow and 21% black.

The closest named color is Continental Waters (#98C6CB), a difference of 1.3 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 10.86:1).

#91C3CA color codes

HEX	`#91C3CA`
RGB	`rgb(145, 195, 202)`
RGB percent	`rgb(56.9%, 76.5%, 79.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(187, 35%, 68%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(187, 28%, 79%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(28%, 3%, 0%, 21%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(75.65, -14.64, -8.81)`
CIE LCH	`lch(75.65, 17.08, 211.03)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(41.849, 49.312, 63.179)`
Decimal	`9552842`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #91C3CA, 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 #91C3CA	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.86:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.93:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#91C3CA as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.93:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.86:1	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 #91C3CA looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #91c3ca; }
.text { color: #91c3ca; }
.border { border: 2px solid #91c3ca; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(145 195 202 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #91c3ca, #91a7ca); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Light Blue.

Questions

What color is #91C3CA?: #91C3CA is a light, desaturated cyan, closest to the named color Continental Waters. It belongs to the teal family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #91C3CA?: The RGB value is 145, 195, 202: 145 red, 195 green and 202 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #91C3CA?: The complementary color is #CA9891, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #91C3CA?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.86:1 and white text 1.93:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.