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#91B194 Color

#91B194 is rgb(145, 177, 148) in RGB, hsl(126, 17%, 63%) in HSL, and about cmyk(18%, 0%, 16%, 31%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Laurel Green (#A9BA9D), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 7.27. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#91B194
HEX#91B194
RGBrgb(145, 177, 148)
HSLhsl(126, 17%, 63%)
HSVhsv(126, 18%, 69%)
CMYKcmyk(18%, 0%, 16%, 31%)
OKLCHoklch(72.8% 0.054 147.5)
LABlab(69.19% -15.66 11.12)
LCHlch(69.19% 19.21 144.62)

What #91B194 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 #91B194, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Laurel Green#A9BA9DΔE 7.27Sage#9CAF88ΔE 7.5Cambridge Blue#A3C1ADΔE 8.01Dark Sea Green#8FBC8FΔE 9.8Eton Blue#96C8A2ΔE 10.33Oxley#6D9A79ΔE 11.11

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

#91B194 Channel Values

How #91B194 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 177 · B 1488-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 126° · S 17% · L 63%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 126° · S 18% · V 69%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 18% · M 0% · Y 16% · K 31%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance2.35:1 vs white · 8.92:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #91B194 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 text2.35:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text8.92:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #91B194 in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #91B194

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #91B194; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#91B194
Complementary
#B191AD
Analogous
#9DB191
Analogous
#91B1A4
Triadic
#9491B1
Triadic
#B19491
Split comp.
#A491B1
Split comp.
#B1919D

Tints & Shades of #91B194

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

#A0BBA2
#AEC6B1
#BDD0BF
#CCDBCE
#DBE6DC
#EAF0EB

Shades

#79A07D
#618965
#507154
#3D5740
#2C3F2E
#19241A

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #91B194.

How #91B194 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#91B194
Protanopia#ACAC94
Protanomaly#A2AE94
Deuteranopia#A7A795
Deuteranomaly#9FAB95
Tritanopia#95AEAE
Tritanomaly#94AFA4
Achromatopsia#A9A9A9

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #91B194 in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-91b194: #91B194;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #91B194;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-91b194': '#91B194' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.569, green: 0.694, blue: 0.580)
Android XML<color name="color_91b194">#91B194</color>
SVG fillfill="#91B194"

More Green Colors

#91B194 sits in the green family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

000200fdfff5001f00f7fee7002400f7fbf5002c22f5fffa002e00f5fff5003300f0fff000800000db870d542b20483f33cc6646c3995ea50072863991e0b7a3f5d8bcd7bcd1ffed

#91B194 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #91B194?

#91B194 is a light green — rgb(145, 177, 148) in RGB and hsl(126, 17%, 63%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Laurel Green (#A9BA9D), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 7.27.

What is the RGB value of #91B194?

#91B194 is rgb(145, 177, 148) — red 145, green 177, and blue 148 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #91B194?

#91B194 converts to approximately cmyk(18%, 0%, 16%, 31%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #91B194 be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #91B194 scores 2.35:1 against white and 8.92:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #91B194 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #91B194 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 9.8, which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side.

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