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#91E01A Color

#91E01A is rgb(145, 224, 26) in RGB, hsl(84, 79%, 49%) in HSL, and about cmyk(35%, 0%, 88%, 12%) 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 5.18. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#91E01A
HEX#91E01A
RGBrgb(145, 224, 26)
HSLhsl(84, 79%, 49%)
HSVhsv(84, 88%, 88%)
CMYKcmyk(35%, 0%, 88%, 12%)
OKLCHoklch(82.4% 0.219 130.9)
LABlab(81.73% -44.65 75.23)
LCHlch(81.73% 87.48 120.69)

What #91E01A 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 #91E01A, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Sheen Green#8FD400ΔE 5.18Green Lizard#A7F432ΔE 7.18French Lime#9EFD38ΔE 10.94Vivid Lime Green#A6D608ΔE 11.71Green Yellow#ADFF2FΔE 11.84Spring Bud#A7FC00ΔE 14.19

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

#91E01A Channel Values

How #91E01A 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 224 · B 268-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 84° · S 79% · L 49%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 84° · S 88% · V 88%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 35% · M 0% · Y 88% · K 12%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance1.63:1 vs white · 12.88:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #91E01A 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 text1.63:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text12.88:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #91E01A in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #91E01A

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #91E01A; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#91E01A
Complementary
#691AE0
Analogous
#E0CC1A
Analogous
#2EE01A
Triadic
#1A91E0
Triadic
#E01A91
Split comp.
#1A2EE0
Split comp.
#CC1AE0

Tints & Shades of #91E01A

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

#A1E736
#B0EB56
#BFEF76
#CEF396
#DDF6B6
#ECFAD6

Shades

#7FC417
#6AA413
#598910
#44690C
#324E09
#1E2E05

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #91E01A.

How #91E01A 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#91E01A
Protanopia#D5D51D
Protanomaly#BEDA1C
Deuteranopia#CACA2A
Deuteranomaly#B6D324
Tritanopia#A5D3D3
Tritanomaly#9DD8A9
Achromatopsia#CBCBCB

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #91E01A in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-91e01a: #91E01A;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #91E01A;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-91e01a': '#91E01A' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.569, green: 0.878, blue: 0.102)
Android XML<color name="color_91e01a">#91E01A</color>
SVG fillfill="#91E01A"

More Green Colors

#91E01A sits in the green family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

000200fdfff5001f00f7fee7002400f7fbf5002c22f5fffa002e00f5fff5003300f0fff000800000db870d542b20483f33cc6646c3995ea50072863991e0b7a3f5d8bcd7bcd1ffed

#91E01A Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #91E01A?

#91E01A is a mid-tone green — rgb(145, 224, 26) in RGB and hsl(84, 79%, 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 5.18.

What is the RGB value of #91E01A?

#91E01A is rgb(145, 224, 26) — red 145, green 224, and blue 26 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #91E01A?

#91E01A converts to approximately cmyk(35%, 0%, 88%, 12%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #91E01A be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #91E01A scores 1.63:1 against white and 12.88:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #91E01A as a CSS color keyword?

No. #91E01A 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 greenyellow (#ADFF2F) at a CIE76 distance of 11.84, which is visibly different.

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