What color is #91C5B5?

#91C5B5 is a light, desaturated spring green, closest to the named color Mint Twist. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #91C5B5?

The RGB value is 145, 197, 181: 145 red, 197 green and 181 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #91C5B5?

The complementary color is #C591A1, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #91C5B5?

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.

#91C5B5 color

#91C5B5 rgb(145, 197, 181)

Shades of green

The hex color #91C5B5 is a light, desaturated spring green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 56.9% red, 77.3% green and 71% blue (145, 197, 181).

Its hue angle is 162°, with 31% saturation and 67% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 26% cyan, 0% magenta, 8% yellow and 23% black.

The closest named color is Mint Twist (#98CBBA), a difference of 1.6 ΔE, which is barely visible.

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

#91C5B5 color codes

HEX	`#91C5B5`
RGB	`rgb(145, 197, 181)`
RGB percent	`rgb(56.9%, 77.3%, 71%)`
HSL	`hsl(162, 31%, 67%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(162, 26%, 77%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(26%, 0%, 8%, 23%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(75.63, -20.32, 2.54)`
CIE LCH	`lch(75.63, 20.48, 172.86)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(39.981, 49.287, 51.114)`
Decimal	`9553333`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #91C5B5, 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 #91C5B5	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.86:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.93:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#91C5B5 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 #91C5B5 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #91c5b5; }
.text { color: #91c5b5; }
.border { border: 2px solid #91c5b5; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(145 197 181 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #91c5b5, #91bbc5); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Medium Aquamarine.

Questions

What color is #91C5B5?: #91C5B5 is a light, desaturated spring green, closest to the named color Mint Twist. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #91C5B5?: The RGB value is 145, 197, 181: 145 red, 197 green and 181 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #91C5B5?: The complementary color is #C591A1, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #91C5B5?: 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.