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#91AE89 Color

#91AE89 is rgb(145, 174, 137) in RGB, hsl(107, 19%, 61%) in HSL, and about cmyk(17%, 0%, 21%, 32%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Sage (#9CAF88), very hard to tell apart at ΔE 4.24. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#91AE89
HEX#91AE89
RGBrgb(145, 174, 137)
HSLhsl(107, 19%, 61%)
HSVhsv(107, 21%, 68%)
CMYKcmyk(17%, 0%, 21%, 32%)
OKLCHoklch(71.9% 0.061 139)
LABlab(68.14% -15.68 15.63)
LCHlch(68.14% 22.14 135.09)

What #91AE89 Is Called

Most hex codes have no name: there are 16.7 million of them and a few thousand registered names. These are the named colors nearest to #91AE89, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Sage#9CAF88ΔE 4.24Dark Sea Green#8FBC8FΔE 7.94Laurel Green#A9BA9DΔE 8.35Oxley#6D9A79ΔE 10.68Eton Blue#96C8A2ΔE 11Artichoke#8F9779ΔE 11.1

Browse the full index of named colors A-Z or every green in the library.

#91AE89 Channel Values

How #91AE89 breaks down in each color model. Hue is measured in degrees around the color wheel; saturation, lightness, and the CMYK inks are percentages.

ModelChannelsNotes
RGBR 145 · G 174 · B 1378-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 107° · S 19% · L 61%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 107° · S 21% · V 68%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 17% · M 0% · Y 21% · K 32%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance2.44:1 vs white · 8.62:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #91AE89 background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1. Contrast is one check, not a full accessibility review.

Fails AAWhite text2.44:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text8.62:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

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Colors That Go With #91AE89

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #91AE89; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#91AE89
Complementary
#A689AE
Analogous
#A4AE89
Analogous
#89AE93
Triadic
#8991AE
Triadic
#AE8991
Split comp.
#9389AE
Split comp.
#AE89A4

Tints & Shades of #91AE89

Lighter tints and darker shades built by moving the lightness channel while holding hue and saturation, which is what you want for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

Tints

#9FB998
#B0C5AA
#BECFB9
#CCDAC8
#DAE4D8
#EBF1EA

Shades

#7A9E70
#66895D
#54704C
#40553A
#2E3D29
#1B2419

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #91AE89.

How #91AE89 Looks with Color Vision Deficiency

Simulated with the Viénot, Brettel & Mollon LMS projection model. Anomalous types are rendered as partial versions of the matching dichromacy, which is an approximation rather than a per-person clinical model.

Typical#91AE89
Protanopia#AAAA89
Protanomaly#A0AB89
Deuteranopia#A5A58A
Deuteranomaly#9DA98A
Tritanopia#96AAAA
Tritanomaly#94AC9E
Achromatopsia#A6A6A6

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #91AE89 in Code

Copy-ready declarations for the places this color usually ends up.

CSS custom property--color-91ae89: #91AE89;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #91AE89;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-91ae89': '#91AE89' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.569, green: 0.682, blue: 0.537)
Android XML<color name="color_91ae89">#91AE89</color>
SVG fillfill="#91AE89"

More Green Colors

#91AE89 sits in the green family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

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#91AE89 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #91AE89?

#91AE89 is a light green — rgb(145, 174, 137) in RGB and hsl(107, 19%, 61%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Sage (#9CAF88), which is very hard to tell apart at a CIE76 distance of 4.24.

What is the RGB value of #91AE89?

#91AE89 is rgb(145, 174, 137) — red 145, green 174, and blue 137 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #91AE89?

#91AE89 converts to approximately cmyk(17%, 0%, 21%, 32%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #91AE89 be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #91AE89 scores 2.44:1 against white and 8.62:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #91AE89 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #91AE89 is not one of the CSS color keywords, so it has to be written as a hex, rgb() or hsl() value. The closest keyword is darkseagreen (#8FBC8F) at a CIE76 distance of 7.94, which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side.

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