What color is #91C481?

#91C481 is a light, desaturated green, closest to the named color Fresh Cut Grass. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #91C481?

The RGB value is 145, 196, 129: 145 red, 196 green and 129 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #91C481?

The complementary color is #B481C4, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #91C481?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.42:1 and white text 2.02:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#91C481 color

#91C481 rgb(145, 196, 129)

Shades of green

The hex color #91C481 is a light, desaturated green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 56.9% red, 76.9% green and 50.6% blue (145, 196, 129).

Its hue angle is 106°, with 36% saturation and 64% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 26% cyan, 0% magenta, 34% yellow and 23% black.

The closest named color is Fresh Cut Grass (#91CB7D), a difference of 2.5 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 10.42:1).

#91C481 color codes

HEX	`#91C481`
RGB	`rgb(145, 196, 129)`
RGB percent	`rgb(56.9%, 76.9%, 50.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(106, 36%, 64%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(106, 34%, 77%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(26%, 0%, 34%, 23%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(74.24, -29.31, 28.43)`
CIE LCH	`lch(74.24, 40.83, 135.88)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(35.378, 47.083, 27.989)`
Decimal	`9553025`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #91C481, 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 #91C481	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.42:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.02:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#91C481 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.02:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.42:1	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 #91C481 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #91c481; }
.text { color: #91c481; }
.border { border: 2px solid #91c481; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(145 196 129 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #91c481, #81c493); }

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Questions

What color is #91C481?: #91C481 is a light, desaturated green, closest to the named color Fresh Cut Grass. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #91C481?: The RGB value is 145, 196, 129: 145 red, 196 green and 129 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #91C481?: The complementary color is #B481C4, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #91C481?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.42:1 and white text 2.02:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.