What color is #91DCC5?

#91DCC5 is a light, moderate spring green, closest to the named color Cabbage. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #91DCC5?

The RGB value is 145, 220, 197: 145 red, 220 green and 197 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #91DCC5?

The complementary color is #DC91A8, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #91DCC5?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 13.25:1 and white text 1.59:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#91DCC5 color

#91DCC5 rgb(145, 220, 197)

Shades of green

The hex color #91DCC5 is a light, moderate spring green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 56.9% red, 86.3% green and 77.3% blue (145, 220, 197).

Its hue angle is 162°, with 52% saturation and 72% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 34% cyan, 0% magenta, 10% yellow and 14% black.

The closest named color is Cabbage (#87D7BE), a difference of 1.7 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 13.25:1).

#91DCC5 color codes

HEX	`#91DCC5`
RGB	`rgb(145, 220, 197)`
RGB percent	`rgb(56.9%, 86.3%, 77.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(162, 52%, 72%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(162, 34%, 86%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(34%, 0%, 10%, 14%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(82.5, -28.24, 3.94)`
CIE LCH	`lch(82.5, 28.51, 172.05)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(47.345, 61.235, 62.137)`
Decimal	`9559237`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #91DCC5, 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 #91DCC5	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	13.25:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.59:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#91DCC5 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.59:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	13.25:1	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 #91DCC5 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #91dcc5; }
.text { color: #91dcc5; }
.border { border: 2px solid #91dcc5; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(145 220 197 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #91dcc5, #91cddc); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Light Teal.

Questions

What color is #91DCC5?: #91DCC5 is a light, moderate spring green, closest to the named color Cabbage. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #91DCC5?: The RGB value is 145, 220, 197: 145 red, 220 green and 197 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #91DCC5?: The complementary color is #DC91A8, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #91DCC5?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 13.25:1 and white text 1.59:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.