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#91CF9E Color

#91CF9E is rgb(145, 207, 158) in RGB, hsl(133, 39%, 69%) in HSL, and about cmyk(30%, 0%, 24%, 19%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Eton Blue (#96C8A2), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 7.05. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#91CF9E
HEX#91CF9E
RGBrgb(145, 207, 158)
HSLhsl(133, 39%, 69%)
HSVhsv(133, 30%, 81%)
CMYKcmyk(30%, 0%, 24%, 19%)
OKLCHoklch(79.9% 0.094 150.4)
LABlab(77.94% -28.09 17.85)
LCHlch(77.94% 33.28 147.57)

What #91CF9E 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 #91CF9E, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Eton Blue#96C8A2ΔE 7.05Celadon#ACE1AFΔE 7.69Light Moss Green#ADDFADΔE 7.75Dark Sea Green#8FBC8FΔE 8.28Teal Deer#99E6B3ΔE 8.68Zeal#91E0B7ΔE 8.71

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

#91CF9E Channel Values

How #91CF9E 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 1588-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 133° · S 39% · L 69%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 133° · S 30% · V 81%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 30% · M 0% · Y 24% · K 19%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance1.81:1 vs white · 11.62:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #91CF9E 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 text11.62:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #91CF9E in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #91CF9E

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #91CF9E; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#91CF9E
Complementary
#CF91C1
Analogous
#A3CF91
Analogous
#91CFBD
Triadic
#9E91CF
Triadic
#CF9E91
Split comp.
#BD91CF
Split comp.
#CF91A3

Tints & Shades of #91CF9E

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

#9FD5AB
#ADDBB7
#BCE1C4
#CDE9D3
#DCEFE0
#EAF6EC

Shades

#71C182
#4EB163
#409151
#327140
#24522E
#142E1A

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #91CF9E.

How #91CF9E 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#91CF9E
Protanopia#C6C69E
Protanomaly#B3CA9E
Deuteranopia#BDBDA0
Deuteranomaly#ADC59F
Tritanopia#99CACA
Tritanomaly#96CCBA
Achromatopsia#C1C1C1

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Using #91CF9E in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-91cf9e: #91CF9E;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #91CF9E;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-91cf9e': '#91CF9E' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.569, green: 0.812, blue: 0.620)
Android XML<color name="color_91cf9e">#91CF9E</color>
SVG fillfill="#91CF9E"

More Green Colors

#91CF9E sits in the green family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

000200fdfff5001f00f7fee7002400f7fbf5002c22f5fffa002e00f5fff5003300f0fff000800000db870d542b20483f33cc6646c3995ea50072863991e0b7a3f5d8bcd7bcd1ffed

#91CF9E Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #91CF9E?

#91CF9E is a light green — rgb(145, 207, 158) in RGB and hsl(133, 39%, 69%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Eton Blue (#96C8A2), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 7.05.

What is the RGB value of #91CF9E?

#91CF9E is rgb(145, 207, 158) — red 145, green 207, and blue 158 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #91CF9E?

#91CF9E converts to approximately cmyk(30%, 0%, 24%, 19%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #91CF9E be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #91CF9E scores 1.81:1 against white and 11.62:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #91CF9E as a CSS color keyword?

No. #91CF9E 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 8.28, which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side.

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