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#91E042 Color

#91E042 is rgb(145, 224, 66) in RGB, hsl(90, 72%, 57%) in HSL, and about cmyk(35%, 0%, 71%, 12%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Inchworm (#B2EC5D), visibly different at ΔE 10.65. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#91E042
HEX#91E042
RGBrgb(145, 224, 66)
HSLhsl(90, 72%, 57%)
HSVhsv(90, 71%, 88%)
CMYKcmyk(35%, 0%, 71%, 12%)
OKLCHoklch(82.6% 0.202 132.5)
LABlab(81.87% -43.36 64.99)
LCHlch(81.87% 78.13 123.71)

What #91E042 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 #91E042, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

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

#91E042 Channel Values

How #91E042 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 668-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 90° · S 72% · L 57%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 90° · S 71% · V 88%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 35% · M 0% · Y 71% · K 12%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance1.62:1 vs white · 12.94:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #91E042 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 text1.62:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text12.94:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

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Colors That Go With #91E042

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #91E042; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

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Triadic
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Tints & Shades of #91E042

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.

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Shades

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #91E042.

How #91E042 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#91E042
Protanopia#D5D543
Protanomaly#BEDA43
Deuteranopia#CACA49
Deuteranomaly#B6D347
Tritanopia#A4D4D4
Tritanomaly#9DD9AD
Achromatopsia#CBCBCB

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #91E042 in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-91e042: #91E042;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #91E042;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-91e042': '#91E042' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.569, green: 0.878, blue: 0.259)
Android XML<color name="color_91e042">#91E042</color>
SVG fillfill="#91E042"

More Green Colors

#91E042 sits in the green family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

#91E042 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #91E042?

#91E042 is a mid-tone green — rgb(145, 224, 66) in RGB and hsl(90, 72%, 57%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Inchworm (#B2EC5D), which is visibly different at a CIE76 distance of 10.65.

What is the RGB value of #91E042?

#91E042 is rgb(145, 224, 66) — red 145, green 224, and blue 66 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #91E042?

#91E042 converts to approximately cmyk(35%, 0%, 71%, 12%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #91E042 be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #91E042 scores 1.62:1 against white and 12.94:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #91E042 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #91E042 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 11.48, which is visibly different.

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