What color is #91D2D5?

#91D2D5 is a light, desaturated cyan, closest to the named color Exotic Escape. It belongs to the teal family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #91D2D5?

The RGB value is 145, 210, 213: 145 red, 210 green and 213 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #91D2D5?

The complementary color is #D59491, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #91D2D5?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 12.38:1 and white text 1.7:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#91D2D5 color

#91D2D5 rgb(145, 210, 213)

Shades of teal

The hex color #91D2D5 is a light, desaturated cyan.

In the RGB color model it is made of 56.9% red, 82.4% green and 83.5% blue (145, 210, 213).

Its hue angle is 183°, with 45% saturation and 70% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 32% cyan, 1% magenta, 0% yellow and 16% black.

The closest named color is Exotic Escape (#96D9DF), a difference of 2 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 12.38:1).

#91D2D5 color codes

HEX	`#91D2D5`
RGB	`rgb(145, 210, 213)`
RGB percent	`rgb(56.9%, 82.4%, 83.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(183, 45%, 70%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(183, 32%, 84%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(32%, 1%, 0%, 16%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(80.13, -19.73, -8.06)`
CIE LCH	`lch(80.13, 21.31, 202.23)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(46.73, 56.914, 71.461)`
Decimal	`9556693`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #91D2D5, 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 #91D2D5	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	12.38:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.7:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#91D2D5 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.7:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	12.38:1	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 #91D2D5 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #91d2d5; }
.text { color: #91d2d5; }
.border { border: 2px solid #91d2d5; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(145 210 213 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #91d2d5, #91b0d5); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Powder Blue.

Questions

What color is #91D2D5?: #91D2D5 is a light, desaturated cyan, closest to the named color Exotic Escape. It belongs to the teal family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #91D2D5?: The RGB value is 145, 210, 213: 145 red, 210 green and 213 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #91D2D5?: The complementary color is #D59491, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #91D2D5?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 12.38:1 and white text 1.7:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.