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#91E481 Color

#91E481 is rgb(145, 228, 129) in RGB, hsl(110, 65%, 70%) in HSL, and about cmyk(36%, 0%, 43%, 11%) 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 5.36. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#91E481
HEX#91E481
RGBrgb(145, 228, 129)
HSLhsl(110, 65%, 70%)
HSVhsv(110, 43%, 89%)
CMYKcmyk(36%, 0%, 43%, 11%)
OKLCHoklch(84.3% 0.155 140.5)
LABlab(83.57% -40.31 39.90)
LCHlch(83.57% 56.72 135.29)

What #91E481 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 #91E481, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Light Green#90EE90ΔE 5.36Pastel Green#77DD77ΔE 6.99Pale Green#98FB98ΔE 8.75Mint#98FF98ΔE 10.36Mantis#74C365ΔE 11.58Very Light Malachite Green#64E986ΔE 14.03

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

#91E481 Channel Values

How #91E481 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 228 · B 1298-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 110° · S 65% · L 70%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 110° · S 43% · V 89%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 36% · M 0% · Y 43% · K 11%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance1.54:1 vs white · 13.62:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #91E481 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 text1.54:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text13.62:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #91E481 in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #91E481

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #91E481; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#91E481
Complementary
#D481E4
Analogous
#C3E481
Analogous
#81E4A2
Triadic
#8191E4
Triadic
#E48191
Split comp.
#A281E4
Split comp.
#E481C3

Tints & Shades of #91E481

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

#A0E892
#AFEBA2
#BDEFB3
#CCF3C4
#DAF6D5
#E9FAE6

Shades

#70DC5B
#4CD331
#3DB125
#2E871D
#216115
#13370C

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #91E481.

How #91E481 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#91E481
Protanopia#D9D982
Protanomaly#C0DD81
Deuteranopia#CDCD85
Deuteranomaly#B8D783
Tritanopia#A1DBDB
Tritanomaly#9BDEBD
Achromatopsia#D0D0D0

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #91E481 in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-91e481: #91E481;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #91E481;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-91e481': '#91E481' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.569, green: 0.894, blue: 0.506)
Android XML<color name="color_91e481">#91E481</color>
SVG fillfill="#91E481"

More Green Colors

#91E481 sits in the green family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

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#91E481 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #91E481?

#91E481 is a light green — rgb(145, 228, 129) in RGB and hsl(110, 65%, 70%) 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 5.36.

What is the RGB value of #91E481?

#91E481 is rgb(145, 228, 129) — red 145, green 228, and blue 129 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #91E481?

#91E481 converts to approximately cmyk(36%, 0%, 43%, 11%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #91E481 be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #91E481 scores 1.54:1 against white and 13.62:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #91E481 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #91E481 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 5.36, which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side.

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