What color is #91CF91?

#91CF91 is a light, desaturated green, closest to the named color Botanist. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #91CF91?

The RGB value is 145, 207, 145: 145 red, 207 green and 145 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #91CF91?

The complementary color is #CF91CF, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #91CF91?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.54:1 and white text 1.82:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#91CF91 color

#91CF91 rgb(145, 207, 145)

Shades of green

The hex color #91CF91 is a light, desaturated green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 56.9% red, 81.2% green and 56.9% blue (145, 207, 145).

Its hue angle is 120°, with 39% saturation and 69% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 30% cyan, 0% magenta, 30% yellow and 19% black.

The closest named color is Botanist (#9AD28C), a difference of 2.4 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 11.54:1).

#91CF91 color codes

HEX	`#91CF91`
RGB	`rgb(145, 207, 145)`
RGB percent	`rgb(56.9%, 81.2%, 56.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(120, 39%, 69%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(120, 30%, 81%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(30%, 0%, 30%, 19%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(77.69, -31.98, 24.67)`
CIE LCH	`lch(77.69, 40.39, 142.35)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(39.099, 52.688, 34.892)`
Decimal	`9555857`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #91CF91, 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 #91CF91	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	11.54:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.82:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#91CF91 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.82:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	11.54:1	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 #91CF91 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #91cf91; }
.text { color: #91cf91; }
.border { border: 2px solid #91cf91; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(145 207 145 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #91cf91, #91cfb0); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Celadon.

Questions

What color is #91CF91?: #91CF91 is a light, desaturated green, closest to the named color Botanist. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #91CF91?: The RGB value is 145, 207, 145: 145 red, 207 green and 145 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #91CF91?: The complementary color is #CF91CF, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #91CF91?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.54:1 and white text 1.82:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.