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#91CA02 Color

#91CA02 is rgb(145, 202, 2) in RGB, hsl(77, 98%, 40%) in HSL, and about cmyk(28%, 0%, 99%, 21%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Sheen Green (#8FD400), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 5.98. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#91CA02
HEX#91CA02
RGBrgb(145, 202, 2)
HSLhsl(77, 98%, 40%)
HSVhsv(77, 99%, 79%)
CMYKcmyk(28%, 0%, 99%, 21%)
OKLCHoklch(77% 0.199 127.3)
LABlab(75.23% -36.22 73.03)
LCHlch(75.23% 81.51 116.38)

What #91CA02 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 #91CA02, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Sheen Green#8FD400ΔE 5.98Vivid Lime Green#A6D608ΔE 6.76Yellow Green#9ACD32ΔE 8.18Limerick#9DC209ΔE 8.4Microsoft Green#7DB700ΔE 8.75Green Lizard#A7F432ΔE 16.09

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

#91CA02 Channel Values

How #91CA02 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 202 · B 28-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 77° · S 98% · L 40%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 77° · S 99% · V 79%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 28% · M 0% · Y 99% · K 21%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance1.97:1 vs white · 10.65:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #91CA02 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 text10.65:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #91CA02 in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #91CA02

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #91CA02; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#91CA02
Complementary
#3B02CA
Analogous
#CA9F02
Analogous
#2DCA02
Triadic
#0291CA
Triadic
#CA0291
Split comp.
#022DCA
Split comp.
#9F02CA

Tints & Shades of #91CA02

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

#AEF202
#C0FD26
#CCFD4E
#D7FE77
#E3FE9F
#F0FECD

Shades

#7FB102
#6D9702
#5B7E01
#456001
#334701
#212D00

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #91CA02.

How #91CA02 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#91CA02
Protanopia#C2C207
Protanomaly#B0C505
Deuteranopia#BABA18
Deuteranomaly#ABC011
Tritanopia#A1BEBE
Tritanomaly#9BC397
Achromatopsia#B9B9B9

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #91CA02 in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-91ca02: #91CA02;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #91CA02;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-91ca02': '#91CA02' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.569, green: 0.792, blue: 0.008)
Android XML<color name="color_91ca02">#91CA02</color>
SVG fillfill="#91CA02"

More Green Colors

#91CA02 sits in the green family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

000200fdfff5001f00f7fee7002400f7fbf5002c22f5fffa002e00f5fff5003300f0fff000800000db870d542b20483f33cc6646c3995ea50072863991e0b7a3f5d8bcd7bcd1ffed

#91CA02 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #91CA02?

#91CA02 is a mid-tone green — rgb(145, 202, 2) in RGB and hsl(77, 98%, 40%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Sheen Green (#8FD400), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 5.98.

What is the RGB value of #91CA02?

#91CA02 is rgb(145, 202, 2) — red 145, green 202, and blue 2 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #91CA02?

#91CA02 converts to approximately cmyk(28%, 0%, 99%, 21%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #91CA02 be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #91CA02 scores 1.97:1 against white and 10.65:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #91CA02 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #91CA02 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 yellowgreen (#9ACD32) at a CIE76 distance of 8.18, which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side.

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