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#91CA16 Color

#91CA16 is rgb(145, 202, 22) in RGB, hsl(79, 80%, 44%) in HSL, and about cmyk(28%, 0%, 89%, 21%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Yellow Green (#9ACD32), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 6.05. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#91CA16
HEX#91CA16
RGBrgb(145, 202, 22)
HSLhsl(79, 80%, 44%)
HSVhsv(79, 89%, 79%)
CMYKcmyk(28%, 0%, 89%, 21%)
OKLCHoklch(77.1% 0.196 127.6)
LABlab(75.26% -35.98 70.73)
LCHlch(75.26% 79.35 116.96)

What #91CA16 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 #91CA16, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Yellow Green#9ACD32ΔE 6.05Sheen Green#8FD400ΔE 7.31Microsoft Green#7DB700ΔE 7.56Limerick#9DC209ΔE 8.09Vivid Lime Green#A6D608ΔE 8.14Inchworm#B2EC5DΔE 15.52

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

#91CA16 Channel Values

How #91CA16 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 228-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 79° · S 80% · L 44%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 79° · S 89% · V 79%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 28% · M 0% · Y 89% · K 21%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance1.97:1 vs white · 10.66:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #91CA16 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 text10.66:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #91CA16 in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #91CA16

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #91CA16; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#91CA16
Complementary
#4F16CA
Analogous
#CAA916
Analogous
#37CA16
Triadic
#1691CA
Triadic
#CA1691
Split comp.
#1637CA
Split comp.
#A916CA

Tints & Shades of #91CA16

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

#A9E723
#B5EA43
#C4EE68
#D2F28C
#E0F6B1
#EDFAD1

Shades

#7DAE13
#6D9711
#597C0E
#45600B
#314508
#212E05

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #91CA16.

How #91CA16 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#91CA16
Protanopia#C2C218
Protanomaly#B0C518
Deuteranopia#BABA23
Deuteranomaly#ABC01E
Tritanopia#A1BEBE
Tritanomaly#9BC398
Achromatopsia#B9B9B9

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #91CA16 in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-91ca16: #91CA16;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #91CA16;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-91ca16': '#91CA16' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.569, green: 0.792, blue: 0.086)
Android XML<color name="color_91ca16">#91CA16</color>
SVG fillfill="#91CA16"

More Green Colors

#91CA16 sits in the green family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

000200fdfff5001f00f7fee7002400f7fbf5002c22f5fffa002e00f5fff5003300f0fff000800000db870d542b20483f33cc6646c3995ea50072863991e0b7a3f5d8bcd7bcd1ffed

#91CA16 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #91CA16?

#91CA16 is a mid-tone green — rgb(145, 202, 22) in RGB and hsl(79, 80%, 44%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Yellow Green (#9ACD32), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 6.05.

What is the RGB value of #91CA16?

#91CA16 is rgb(145, 202, 22) — red 145, green 202, and blue 22 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #91CA16?

#91CA16 converts to approximately cmyk(28%, 0%, 89%, 21%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #91CA16 be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #91CA16 scores 1.97:1 against white and 10.66:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #91CA16 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #91CA16 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 6.05, which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side.

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