What color is #91DCD9?

#91DCD9 is a light, moderate cyan, closest to the named color Cold Blue. It belongs to the teal family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #91DCD9?

The RGB value is 145, 220, 217: 145 red, 220 green and 217 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #91DCD9?

The complementary color is #DC9194, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #91DCD9?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 13.44:1 and white text 1.56:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#91DCD9 color

#91DCD9 rgb(145, 220, 217)

Shades of teal

The hex color #91DCD9 is a light, moderate cyan.

In the RGB color model it is made of 56.9% red, 86.3% green and 85.1% blue (145, 220, 217).

Its hue angle is 178°, with 52% saturation and 72% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 34% cyan, 0% magenta, 1% yellow and 14% black.

The closest named color is Cold Blue (#88DDDD), a difference of 1.6 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 13.44:1).

#91DCD9 color codes

HEX	`#91DCD9`
RGB	`rgb(145, 220, 217)`
RGB percent	`rgb(56.9%, 86.3%, 85.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(178, 52%, 72%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(178, 34%, 86%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(34%, 0%, 1%, 14%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(83.03, -23.78, -5.91)`
CIE LCH	`lch(83.03, 24.5, 193.95)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(49.79, 62.213, 75.017)`
Decimal	`9559257`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #91DCD9, 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 #91DCD9	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	13.44:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.56:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#91DCD9 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.56:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	13.44:1	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 #91DCD9 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #91dcd9; }
.text { color: #91dcd9; }
.border { border: 2px solid #91dcd9; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(145 220 217 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #91dcd9, #91b9dc); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Pale Turquoise.

Questions

What color is #91DCD9?: #91DCD9 is a light, moderate cyan, closest to the named color Cold Blue. It belongs to the teal family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #91DCD9?: The RGB value is 145, 220, 217: 145 red, 220 green and 217 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #91DCD9?: The complementary color is #DC9194, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #91DCD9?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 13.44:1 and white text 1.56:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.