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#91C59E Color

#91C59E is rgb(145, 197, 158) in RGB, hsl(135, 31%, 67%) in HSL, and about cmyk(26%, 0%, 20%, 23%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Eton Blue (#96C8A2), below the threshold most people can see at ΔE 1.55. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#91C59E
HEX#91C59E
RGBrgb(145, 197, 158)
HSLhsl(135, 31%, 67%)
HSVhsv(135, 26%, 77%)
CMYKcmyk(26%, 0%, 20%, 23%)
OKLCHoklch(77.6% 0.078 152)
LABlab(75.08% -23.62 13.92)
LCHlch(75.08% 27.41 149.50)

What #91C59E 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 #91C59E, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Eton Blue#96C8A2ΔE 1.55Dark Sea Green#8FBC8FΔE 5.09Turquoise Green#A0D6B4ΔE 6.79Light Moss Green#ADDFADΔE 10.63Celadon#ACE1AFΔE 11.02Zeal#91E0B7ΔE 11.79

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

#91C59E Channel Values

How #91C59E 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 1588-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 135° · S 31% · L 67%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 135° · S 26% · V 77%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 26% · M 0% · Y 20% · K 23%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance1.97:1 vs white · 10.68:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #91C59E 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 text1.97:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text10.68:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

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Colors That Go With #91C59E

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #91C59E; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#91C59E
Complementary
#C591B8
Analogous
#9EC591
Analogous
#91C5B8
Triadic
#9E91C5
Triadic
#C59E91
Split comp.
#B891C5
Split comp.
#C5919E

Tints & Shades of #91C59E

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

#9ECCAA
#AFD5B8
#BCDCC4
#CDE5D3
#DAECDF
#EBF4ED

Shades

#73B583
#56A46A
#468656
#376843
#27492F
#172B1C

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #91C59E.

How #91C59E 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#91C59E
Protanopia#BDBD9E
Protanomaly#ADC09E
Deuteranopia#B6B6A0
Deuteranomaly#A8BC9F
Tritanopia#97C1C1
Tritanomaly#95C2B4
Achromatopsia#B9B9B9

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Using #91C59E in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-91c59e: #91C59E;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #91C59E;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-91c59e': '#91C59E' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.569, green: 0.773, blue: 0.620)
Android XML<color name="color_91c59e">#91C59E</color>
SVG fillfill="#91C59E"

More Green Colors

#91C59E sits in the green family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

000200fdfff5001f00f7fee7002400f7fbf5002c22f5fffa002e00f5fff5003300f0fff000800000db870d542b20483f33cc6646c3995ea50072863991e0b7a3f5d8bcd7bcd1ffed

#91C59E Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #91C59E?

#91C59E is a light green — rgb(145, 197, 158) in RGB and hsl(135, 31%, 67%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Eton Blue (#96C8A2), which is below the threshold most people can see at a CIE76 distance of 1.55.

What is the RGB value of #91C59E?

#91C59E is rgb(145, 197, 158) — red 145, green 197, and blue 158 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #91C59E?

#91C59E converts to approximately cmyk(26%, 0%, 20%, 23%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #91C59E be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #91C59E scores 1.97:1 against white and 10.68:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #91C59E as a CSS color keyword?

No. #91C59E 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 5.09, which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side.

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