What color is #91C6A6?

#91C6A6 is a light, desaturated green, closest to the named color Irish Spring. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #91C6A6?

The RGB value is 145, 198, 166: 145 red, 198 green and 166 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #91C6A6?

The complementary color is #C691B1, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #91C6A6?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.83:1 and white text 1.94:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#91C6A6 color

#91C6A6 rgb(145, 198, 166)

Shades of green

The hex color #91C6A6 is a light, desaturated green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 56.9% red, 77.6% green and 65.1% blue (145, 198, 166).

Its hue angle is 144°, with 32% saturation and 67% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 27% cyan, 0% magenta, 16% yellow and 22% black.

The closest named color is Irish Spring (#90CCA3), a difference of 2.8 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 10.83:1).

#91C6A6 color codes

HEX	`#91C6A6`
RGB	`rgb(145, 198, 166)`
RGB percent	`rgb(56.9%, 77.6%, 65.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(144, 32%, 67%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(144, 27%, 78%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(27%, 0%, 16%, 22%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(75.55, -23.86, 10.53)`
CIE LCH	`lch(75.55, 26.08, 156.19)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(38.752, 49.159, 43.516)`
Decimal	`9553574`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #91C6A6, 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 #91C6A6	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.83:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.94:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#91C6A6 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.94:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.83:1	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 #91C6A6 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #91c6a6; }
.text { color: #91c6a6; }
.border { border: 2px solid #91c6a6; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(145 198 166 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #91c6a6, #91c6c1); }

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Questions

What color is #91C6A6?: #91C6A6 is a light, desaturated green, closest to the named color Irish Spring. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #91C6A6?: The RGB value is 145, 198, 166: 145 red, 198 green and 166 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #91C6A6?: The complementary color is #C691B1, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #91C6A6?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.83:1 and white text 1.94:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.