What color is #91C4C9?

#91C4C9 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 #91C4C9?

The RGB value is 145, 196, 201: 145 red, 196 green and 201 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #91C4C9?

The complementary color is #C99691, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #91C4C9?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.94:1 and white text 1.92:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#91C4C9 color

#91C4C9 rgb(145, 196, 201)

Shades of teal

The hex color #91C4C9 is a light, desaturated cyan.

In the RGB color model it is made of 56.9% red, 76.9% green and 78.8% blue (145, 196, 201).

Its hue angle is 185°, with 34% saturation and 68% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 28% cyan, 2% 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 10.94:1).

#91C4C9 color codes

HEX	`#91C4C9`
RGB	`rgb(145, 196, 201)`
RGB percent	`rgb(56.9%, 76.9%, 78.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(185, 34%, 68%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(185, 28%, 79%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(28%, 2%, 0%, 21%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(75.89, -15.39, -7.89)`
CIE LCH	`lch(75.89, 17.3, 207.16)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(41.956, 49.715, 62.632)`
Decimal	`9553097`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #91C4C9, 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 #91C4C9	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.94:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.92:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#91C4C9 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.92:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.94:1	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 #91C4C9 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #91c4c9; }
.text { color: #91c4c9; }
.border { border: 2px solid #91c4c9; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(145 196 201 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #91c4c9, #91a8c9); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Powder Blue.

Questions

What color is #91C4C9?: #91C4C9 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 #91C4C9?: The RGB value is 145, 196, 201: 145 red, 196 green and 201 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #91C4C9?: The complementary color is #C99691, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #91C4C9?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.94:1 and white text 1.92:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.