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#91C9CA Color

#91C9CA is rgb(145, 201, 202) in RGB, hsl(181, 35%, 68%) in HSL, and about cmyk(28%, 0%, 0%, 21%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Powder Blue (#B0E0E6), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 9.63. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#91C9CA
HEX#91C9CA
RGBrgb(145, 201, 202)
HSLhsl(181, 35%, 68%)
HSVhsv(181, 28%, 79%)
CMYKcmyk(28%, 0%, 0%, 21%)
OKLCHoklch(79.8% 0.058 197.4)
LABlab(77.13% -18.57 -6.66)
LCHlch(77.13% 19.73 199.74)

What #91C9CA 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 #91C9CA, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Powder Blue#B0E0E6ΔE 9.63Aquamarine (Crayola)#95E0E8ΔE 9.82Light Blue#ADD8E6ΔE 10.41Middle Blue Green#8DD9CCΔE 10.6Opal#A8C3BCΔE 10.65Non-photo Blue#A4DDEDΔE 10.81

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

#91C9CA Channel Values

How #91C9CA 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 201 · B 2028-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 181° · S 35% · L 68%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 181° · S 28% · V 79%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 28% · M 0% · Y 0% · K 21%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance1.84:1 vs white · 11.41:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #91C9CA 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 text1.84:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text11.41:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

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Colors That Go With #91C9CA

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #91C9CA; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#91C9CA
Complementary
#CA9291
Analogous
#91CAAE
Analogous
#91ACCA
Triadic
#CA91C9
Triadic
#C9CA91
Split comp.
#CA91AC
Split comp.
#CAAE91

Tints & Shades of #91C9CA

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

#9FD0D1
#B0D8D9
#BEDFE0
#CBE6E6
#D9ECED
#EAF5F5

Shades

#72BABB
#53ABAC
#448C8D
#336A6B
#244B4C
#162C2D

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #91C9CA.

How #91C9CA 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#91C9CA
Protanopia#C1C1CA
Protanomaly#B0C4CA
Deuteranopia#B9B9CB
Deuteranomaly#AAC0CB
Tritanopia#91C9C9
Tritanomaly#91C9C9
Achromatopsia#BFBFBF

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Using #91C9CA in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-91c9ca: #91C9CA;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #91C9CA;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-91c9ca': '#91C9CA' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.569, green: 0.788, blue: 0.792)
Android XML<color name="color_91c9ca">#91C9CA</color>
SVG fillfill="#91C9CA"

More Teal Colors

#91C9CA sits in the teal family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

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#91C9CA Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #91C9CA?

#91C9CA is a light teal — rgb(145, 201, 202) in RGB and hsl(181, 35%, 68%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Powder Blue (#B0E0E6), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 9.63.

What is the RGB value of #91C9CA?

#91C9CA is rgb(145, 201, 202) — red 145, green 201, and blue 202 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #91C9CA?

#91C9CA converts to approximately cmyk(28%, 0%, 0%, 21%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #91C9CA be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #91C9CA scores 1.84:1 against white and 11.41:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #91C9CA as a CSS color keyword?

No. #91C9CA 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 powderblue (#B0E0E6) at a CIE76 distance of 9.63, which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side.

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