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#91C48D Color

#91C48D is rgb(145, 196, 141) in RGB, hsl(116, 32%, 66%) in HSL, and about cmyk(26%, 0%, 28%, 23%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Dark Sea Green (#8FBC8F), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 5.87. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#91C48D
HEX#91C48D
RGBrgb(145, 196, 141)
HSLhsl(116, 32%, 66%)
HSVhsv(116, 28%, 77%)
CMYKcmyk(26%, 0%, 28%, 23%)
OKLCHoklch(77% 0.094 142.8)
LABlab(74.50% -25.39 22.11)
LCHlch(74.50% 33.67 138.95)

What #91C48D 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 #91C48D, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Dark Sea Green#8FBC8FΔE 5.87Eton Blue#96C8A2ΔE 9.14Light Moss Green#ADDFADΔE 10.39Celadon#ACE1AFΔE 10.9Olivine#9AB973ΔE 11.58Granny Smith Apple#A8E4A0ΔE 12.42

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

#91C48D Channel Values

How #91C48D 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 196 · B 1418-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 116° · S 32% · L 66%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 116° · S 28% · V 77%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 26% · M 0% · Y 28% · K 23%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance2:1 vs white · 10.48:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #91C48D 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 text2:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text10.48:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #91C48D in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #91C48D

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #91C48D; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#91C48D
Complementary
#C08DC4
Analogous
#ACC48D
Analogous
#8DC4A5
Triadic
#8D90C4
Triadic
#C48D90
Split comp.
#A58DC4
Split comp.
#C48DAC

Tints & Shades of #91C48D

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

#A1CD9D
#AED4AB
#BEDCBC
#CBE3C9
#DBECDA
#E8F3E7

Shades

#73B46E
#58A253
#488344
#396836
#294A26
#182C17

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #91C48D.

How #91C48D 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#91C48D
Protanopia#BDBD8D
Protanomaly#ADC08D
Deuteranopia#B5B58F
Deuteranomaly#A8BB8E
Tritanopia#99BEBE
Tritanomaly#96C1AD
Achromatopsia#B7B7B7

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #91C48D in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-91c48d: #91C48D;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #91C48D;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-91c48d': '#91C48D' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.569, green: 0.769, blue: 0.553)
Android XML<color name="color_91c48d">#91C48D</color>
SVG fillfill="#91C48D"

More Green Colors

#91C48D sits in the green family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

000200fdfff5001f00f7fee7002400f7fbf5002c22f5fffa002e00f5fff5003300f0fff000800000db870d542b20483f33cc6646c3995ea50072863991e0b7a3f5d8bcd7bcd1ffed

#91C48D Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #91C48D?

#91C48D is a light green — rgb(145, 196, 141) in RGB and hsl(116, 32%, 66%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Dark Sea Green (#8FBC8F), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 5.87.

What is the RGB value of #91C48D?

#91C48D is rgb(145, 196, 141) — red 145, green 196, and blue 141 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #91C48D?

#91C48D converts to approximately cmyk(26%, 0%, 28%, 23%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #91C48D be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #91C48D scores 2:1 against white and 10.48:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #91C48D as a CSS color keyword?

No. #91C48D 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 5.87, which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side.

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