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#91D228 Color

#91D228 is rgb(145, 210, 40) in RGB, hsl(83, 68%, 49%) in HSL, and about cmyk(31%, 0%, 81%, 18%) 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 6.66. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#91D228
HEX#91D228
RGBrgb(145, 210, 40)
HSLhsl(83, 68%, 49%)
HSVhsv(83, 81%, 82%)
CMYKcmyk(31%, 0%, 81%, 18%)
OKLCHoklch(79.1% 0.199 129.4)
LABlab(77.66% -38.82 68.96)
LCHlch(77.66% 79.14 119.38)

What #91D228 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 #91D228, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Sheen Green#8FD400ΔE 6.66Yellow Green#9ACD32ΔE 6.68Microsoft Green#7DB700ΔE 9.8Vivid Lime Green#A6D608ΔE 9.87Limerick#9DC209ΔE 11.74Inchworm#B2EC5DΔE 13.05

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

#91D228 Channel Values

How #91D228 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 210 · B 408-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 83° · S 68% · L 49%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 83° · S 81% · V 82%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 31% · M 0% · Y 81% · K 18%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance1.83:1 vs white · 11.45:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #91D228 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 text1.83:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text11.45:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #91D228 in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #91D228

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #91D228; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#91D228
Complementary
#6928D2
Analogous
#D2BE28
Analogous
#3CD228
Triadic
#2891D2
Triadic
#D22891
Split comp.
#283CD2
Split comp.
#BE28D2

Tints & Shades of #91D228

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

#A1DB43
#B0E160
#BFE77E
#CEEC9C
#DDF2BA
#ECF8D8

Shades

#7FB823
#6A9A1D
#598118
#446313
#32490E
#1E2B08

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #91D228.

How #91D228 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#91D228
Protanopia#C9C92A
Protanomaly#B5CD29
Deuteranopia#C0C031
Deuteranomaly#AFC72E
Tritanopia#A2C6C6
Tritanomaly#9CCB9F
Achromatopsia#BFBFBF

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #91D228 in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-91d228: #91D228;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #91D228;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-91d228': '#91D228' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.569, green: 0.824, blue: 0.157)
Android XML<color name="color_91d228">#91D228</color>
SVG fillfill="#91D228"

More Green Colors

#91D228 sits in the green family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

000200fdfff5001f00f7fee7002400f7fbf5002c22f5fffa002e00f5fff5003300f0fff000800000db870d542b20483f33cc6646c3995ea50072863991e0b7a3f5d8bcd7bcd1ffed

#91D228 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #91D228?

#91D228 is a mid-tone green — rgb(145, 210, 40) in RGB and hsl(83, 68%, 49%) 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 6.66.

What is the RGB value of #91D228?

#91D228 is rgb(145, 210, 40) — red 145, green 210, and blue 40 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #91D228?

#91D228 converts to approximately cmyk(31%, 0%, 81%, 18%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #91D228 be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #91D228 scores 1.83:1 against white and 11.45:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #91D228 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #91D228 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 6.68, which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side.

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