What color is #91C9C4?

#91C9C4 is a light, desaturated spring green, closest to the named color Pastel Turquoise. It belongs to the teal family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #91C9C4?

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

What is the complementary color of #91C9C4?

The complementary color is #C99196, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #91C9C4?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.36:1 and white text 1.85:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#91C9C4 color

#91C9C4 rgb(145, 201, 196)

Shades of teal

The hex color #91C9C4 is a light, desaturated spring green.

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

Its hue angle is 175°, with 34% saturation and 68% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 28% cyan, 0% magenta, 2% yellow and 21% black.

The closest named color is Pastel Turquoise (#99C5C4), a difference of 3.2 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 11.36:1).

#91C9C4 color codes

HEX	`#91C9C4`
RGB	`rgb(145, 201, 196)`
RGB percent	`rgb(56.9%, 78.8%, 76.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(175, 34%, 68%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(175, 28%, 79%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(28%, 0%, 2%, 21%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(77.15, -19.08, -3.34)`
CIE LCH	`lch(77.15, 19.37, 189.93)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(42.524, 51.776, 59.967)`
Decimal	`9554372`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #91C9C4, 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 #91C9C4	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	11.36:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.85:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#91C9C4 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.85:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	11.36:1	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 #91C9C4 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #91c9c4; }
.text { color: #91c9c4; }
.border { border: 2px solid #91c9c4; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(145 201 196 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #91c9c4, #91b2c9); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Powder Blue.

Questions

What color is #91C9C4?: #91C9C4 is a light, desaturated spring green, closest to the named color Pastel Turquoise. It belongs to the teal family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #91C9C4?: The RGB value is 145, 201, 196: 145 red, 201 green and 196 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #91C9C4?: The complementary color is #C99196, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #91C9C4?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.36:1 and white text 1.85:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.