Skip to content

#91CB8B Color

#91CB8B is rgb(145, 203, 139) in RGB, hsl(114, 38%, 67%) in HSL, and about cmyk(29%, 0%, 32%, 20%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Granny Smith Apple (#A8E4A0), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 8.84. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#91CB8B
HEX#91CB8B
RGBrgb(145, 203, 139)
HSLhsl(114, 38%, 67%)
HSVhsv(114, 32%, 80%)
CMYKcmyk(29%, 0%, 32%, 20%)
OKLCHoklch(78.6% 0.107 142.2)
LABlab(76.48% -28.74 25.79)
LCHlch(76.48% 38.62 138.09)

What #91CB8B 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 #91CB8B, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Granny Smith Apple#A8E4A0ΔE 8.84Pistachio#93C572ΔE 10.46Dark Sea Green#8FBC8FΔE 11.21Light Moss Green#ADDFADΔE 11.38Celadon#ACE1AFΔE 11.58Olivine#9AB973ΔE 11.77

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

#91CB8B Channel Values

How #91CB8B 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 203 · B 1398-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 114° · S 38% · L 67%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 114° · S 32% · V 80%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 29% · M 0% · Y 32% · K 20%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance1.89:1 vs white · 11.12:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #91CB8B 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 text1.89:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text11.12:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #91CB8B in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #91CB8B

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #91CB8B; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#91CB8B
Complementary
#C48BCB
Analogous
#B1CB8B
Analogous
#8BCBA4
Triadic
#8B91CB
Triadic
#CB8B91
Split comp.
#A48BCB
Split comp.
#CB8BB1

Tints & Shades of #91CB8B

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

#9FD199
#AFD9AB
#BCDFB9
#CDE7CA
#DAEED8
#EBF6EA

Shades

#73BD6B
#57AC4D
#478D3F
#376D31
#274D23
#172E15

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #91CB8B.

How #91CB8B 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#91CB8B
Protanopia#C3C38B
Protanomaly#B1C68B
Deuteranopia#BABA8D
Deuteranomaly#ABC18C
Tritanopia#9BC4C4
Tritanomaly#97C7B0
Achromatopsia#BDBDBD

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #91CB8B in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-91cb8b: #91CB8B;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #91CB8B;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-91cb8b': '#91CB8B' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.569, green: 0.796, blue: 0.545)
Android XML<color name="color_91cb8b">#91CB8B</color>
SVG fillfill="#91CB8B"

More Green Colors

#91CB8B sits in the green family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

000200fdfff5001f00f7fee7002400f7fbf5002c22f5fffa002e00f5fff5003300f0fff000800000db870d542b20483f33cc6646c3995ea50072863991e0b7a3f5d8bcd7bcd1ffed

#91CB8B Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #91CB8B?

#91CB8B is a light green — rgb(145, 203, 139) in RGB and hsl(114, 38%, 67%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Granny Smith Apple (#A8E4A0), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 8.84.

What is the RGB value of #91CB8B?

#91CB8B is rgb(145, 203, 139) — red 145, green 203, and blue 139 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #91CB8B?

#91CB8B converts to approximately cmyk(29%, 0%, 32%, 20%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #91CB8B be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #91CB8B scores 1.89:1 against white and 11.12:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #91CB8B as a CSS color keyword?

No. #91CB8B 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 11.21, which is visibly different.

Open #91CB8B in a Tool

Hex to RGBHex to HSLHex to CMYKHex to OKLCHHex to PantoneBuild a paletteMake a gradient

Keep exploring: every green in the color library, the guide to shades of green, or the full color library.