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#91C587 Color

#91C587 is rgb(145, 197, 135) in RGB, hsl(110, 35%, 65%) in HSL, and about cmyk(26%, 0%, 31%, 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 9.22. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#91C587
HEX#91C587
RGBrgb(145, 197, 135)
HSLhsl(110, 35%, 65%)
HSVhsv(110, 31%, 77%)
CMYKcmyk(26%, 0%, 31%, 23%)
OKLCHoklch(77.1% 0.102 140.5)
LABlab(74.70% -26.56 25.50)
LCHlch(74.70% 36.82 136.16)

What #91C587 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 #91C587, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Dark Sea Green#8FBC8FΔE 9.22Olivine#9AB973ΔE 9.71Pistachio#93C572ΔE 10.65Granny Smith Apple#A8E4A0ΔE 11Light Moss Green#ADDFADΔE 11.87Celadon#ACE1AFΔE 12.3

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

#91C587 Channel Values

How #91C587 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 197 · B 1358-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 110° · S 35% · L 65%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 110° · S 31% · V 77%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 26% · M 0% · Y 31% · K 23%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance1.99:1 vs white · 10.54:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #91C587 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 text1.99:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text10.54:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #91C587 in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #91C587

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #91C587; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#91C587
Complementary
#BB87C5
Analogous
#B0C587
Analogous
#87C59B
Triadic
#8791C5
Triadic
#C58791
Split comp.
#9B87C5
Split comp.
#C587B0

Tints & Shades of #91C587

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

#A1CD98
#ADD4A5
#BDDCB7
#CDE4C8
#DCEDD9
#E9F3E7

Shades

#75B668
#5EA550
#4C8641
#3B6732
#294823
#192D16

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #91C587.

How #91C587 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#91C587
Protanopia#BDBD87
Protanomaly#ADC087
Deuteranopia#B6B689
Deuteranomaly#A8BC88
Tritanopia#9ABFBF
Tritanomaly#97C1AB
Achromatopsia#B8B8B8

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Using #91C587 in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-91c587: #91C587;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #91C587;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-91c587': '#91C587' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.569, green: 0.773, blue: 0.529)
Android XML<color name="color_91c587">#91C587</color>
SVG fillfill="#91C587"

More Green Colors

#91C587 sits in the green family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

000200fdfff5001f00f7fee7002400f7fbf5002c22f5fffa002e00f5fff5003300f0fff000800000db870d542b20483f33cc6646c3995ea50072863991e0b7a3f5d8bcd7bcd1ffed

#91C587 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #91C587?

#91C587 is a light green — rgb(145, 197, 135) in RGB and hsl(110, 35%, 65%) 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 9.22.

What is the RGB value of #91C587?

#91C587 is rgb(145, 197, 135) — red 145, green 197, and blue 135 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #91C587?

#91C587 converts to approximately cmyk(26%, 0%, 31%, 23%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #91C587 be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #91C587 scores 1.99:1 against white and 10.54:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #91C587 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #91C587 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 9.22, which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side.

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