What color is #91CFCB?

#91CFCB is a light, desaturated cyan, closest to the named color Cyantific. It belongs to the teal family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #91CFCB?

The RGB value is 145, 207, 203: 145 red, 207 green and 203 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #91CFCB?

The complementary color is #CF9195, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #91CFCB?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.99:1 and white text 1.75:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#91CFCB color

#91CFCB rgb(145, 207, 203)

Shades of teal

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

In the RGB color model it is made of 56.9% red, 81.2% green and 79.6% blue (145, 207, 203).

Its hue angle is 176°, with 39% saturation and 69% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 30% cyan, 0% magenta, 2% yellow and 19% black.

The closest named color is Cyantific (#77C9C2), a difference of 4 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 11.99:1).

#91CFCB color codes

HEX	`#91CFCB`
RGB	`rgb(145, 207, 203)`
RGB percent	`rgb(56.9%, 81.2%, 79.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(176, 39%, 69%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(176, 30%, 81%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(30%, 0%, 2%, 19%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(79.02, -20.53, -4.36)`
CIE LCH	`lch(79.02, 20.98, 191.98)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(44.766, 54.955, 64.737)`
Decimal	`9555915`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #91CFCB, 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 #91CFCB	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	11.99:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.75:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#91CFCB as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.75:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	11.99:1	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 #91CFCB looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #91cfcb; }
.text { color: #91cfcb; }
.border { border: 2px solid #91cfcb; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(145 207 203 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #91cfcb, #91b4cf); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Powder Blue.

Questions

What color is #91CFCB?: #91CFCB is a light, desaturated cyan, closest to the named color Cyantific. It belongs to the teal family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #91CFCB?: The RGB value is 145, 207, 203: 145 red, 207 green and 203 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #91CFCB?: The complementary color is #CF9195, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #91CFCB?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.99:1 and white text 1.75:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.