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#91CF9B Color

#91CF9B is rgb(145, 207, 155) in RGB, hsl(130, 39%, 69%) in HSL, and about cmyk(30%, 0%, 25%, 19%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Celadon (#ACE1AF), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 7.87. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#91CF9B
HEX#91CF9B
RGBrgb(145, 207, 155)
HSLhsl(130, 39%, 69%)
HSVhsv(130, 30%, 81%)
CMYKcmyk(30%, 0%, 25%, 19%)
OKLCHoklch(79.9% 0.097 148.8)
LABlab(77.89% -28.49 19.35)
LCHlch(77.89% 34.44 145.82)

What #91CF9B 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 #91CF9B, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Celadon#ACE1AFΔE 7.87Light Moss Green#ADDFADΔE 7.91Eton Blue#96C8A2ΔE 8.31Dark Sea Green#8FBC8FΔE 8.68Teal Deer#99E6B3ΔE 8.78Zeal#91E0B7ΔE 9.64

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

#91CF9B Channel Values

How #91CF9B 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 207 · B 1558-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 130° · S 39% · L 69%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 130° · S 30% · V 81%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 30% · M 0% · Y 25% · K 19%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance1.81:1 vs white · 11.6:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #91CF9B 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 text1.81:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text11.6:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #91CF9B in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #91CF9B

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #91CF9B; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#91CF9B
Complementary
#CF91C5
Analogous
#A6CF91
Analogous
#91CFBA
Triadic
#9B91CF
Triadic
#CF9B91
Split comp.
#BA91CF
Split comp.
#CF91A6

Tints & Shades of #91CF9B

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

#9FD5A8
#ADDBB5
#BCE1C2
#CDE9D2
#DCEFDF
#EAF6EC

Shades

#71C17E
#4EB15E
#40914D
#32713C
#24522B
#142E19

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #91CF9B.

How #91CF9B 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#91CF9B
Protanopia#C6C69B
Protanomaly#B3CA9B
Deuteranopia#BDBD9D
Deuteranomaly#ADC59C
Tritanopia#9AC9C9
Tritanomaly#96CCB9
Achromatopsia#C0C0C0

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Using #91CF9B in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-91cf9b: #91CF9B;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #91CF9B;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-91cf9b': '#91CF9B' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.569, green: 0.812, blue: 0.608)
Android XML<color name="color_91cf9b">#91CF9B</color>
SVG fillfill="#91CF9B"

More Green Colors

#91CF9B sits in the green family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

000200fdfff5001f00f7fee7002400f7fbf5002c22f5fffa002e00f5fff5003300f0fff000800000db870d542b20483f33cc6646c3995ea50072863991e0b7a3f5d8bcd7bcd1ffed

#91CF9B Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #91CF9B?

#91CF9B is a light green — rgb(145, 207, 155) in RGB and hsl(130, 39%, 69%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Celadon (#ACE1AF), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 7.87.

What is the RGB value of #91CF9B?

#91CF9B is rgb(145, 207, 155) — red 145, green 207, and blue 155 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #91CF9B?

#91CF9B converts to approximately cmyk(30%, 0%, 25%, 19%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #91CF9B be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #91CF9B scores 1.81:1 against white and 11.6:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #91CF9B as a CSS color keyword?

No. #91CF9B 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 8.68, which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side.

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