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#91E090 Color

#91E090 is rgb(145, 224, 144) in RGB, hsl(119, 56%, 72%) in HSL, and about cmyk(35%, 0%, 36%, 12%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Light Green (#90EE90), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 8.8. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#91E090
HEX#91E090
RGBrgb(145, 224, 144)
HSLhsl(119, 56%, 72%)
HSVhsv(119, 36%, 88%)
CMYKcmyk(35%, 0%, 36%, 12%)
OKLCHoklch(83.6% 0.135 144)
LABlab(82.61% -37.07 31.27)
LCHlch(82.61% 48.50 139.85)

What #91E090 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 #91E090, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Light Green#90EE90ΔE 8.8Granny Smith Apple#A8E4A0ΔE 9.2Pistachio#93C572ΔE 12.98Pale Green#98FB98ΔE 13.12Menthol#C1F9A2ΔE 13.19Pastel Green#77DD77ΔE 13.19

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

#91E090 Channel Values

How #91E090 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 1448-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 119° · S 56% · L 72%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 119° · S 36% · V 88%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 35% · M 0% · Y 36% · K 12%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance1.58:1 vs white · 13.27:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #91E090 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 text1.58:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text13.27:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #91E090 in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #91E090

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #91E090; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#91E090
Complementary
#DE90E0
Analogous
#B9E090
Analogous
#90E0B6
Triadic
#9091E0
Triadic
#E09091
Split comp.
#B690E0
Split comp.
#E090B9

Tints & Shades of #91E090

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

#A1E4A0
#ACE7AB
#BCECBB
#CCF0CB
#DCF5DB
#E7F8E7

Shades

#6AD468
#46CA44
#32AB30
#278325
#1B5B1A
#103810

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #91E090.

How #91E090 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#91E090
Protanopia#D5D590
Protanomaly#BEDA90
Deuteranopia#CACA93
Deuteranomaly#B6D392
Tritanopia#9ED8D8
Tritanomaly#99DBBF
Achromatopsia#CDCDCD

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #91E090 in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-91e090: #91E090;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #91E090;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-91e090': '#91E090' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.569, green: 0.878, blue: 0.565)
Android XML<color name="color_91e090">#91E090</color>
SVG fillfill="#91E090"

More Green Colors

#91E090 sits in the green family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

000200fdfff5001f00f7fee7002400f7fbf5002c22f5fffa002e00f5fff5003300f0fff000800000db870d542b20483f33cc6646c3995ea50072863991e0b7a3f5d8bcd7bcd1ffed

#91E090 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #91E090?

#91E090 is a light green — rgb(145, 224, 144) in RGB and hsl(119, 56%, 72%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Light Green (#90EE90), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 8.8.

What is the RGB value of #91E090?

#91E090 is rgb(145, 224, 144) — red 145, green 224, and blue 144 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #91E090?

#91E090 converts to approximately cmyk(35%, 0%, 36%, 12%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #91E090 be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #91E090 scores 1.58:1 against white and 13.27:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #91E090 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #91E090 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 lightgreen (#90EE90) at a CIE76 distance of 8.8, which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side.

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