Palettes / Colors / #91ABBA

#91ABBA — Dusty Blue

#91ABBA is a blue color we call Dusty Blue, closest to the named color DarkGray (#A9A9A9). It belongs to the blue family.

Color name

Closest CSS keyword: darkgray (#A9A9A9) — not an exact match. CSS darkgray gives you #A9A9A9, a different color; use #91ABBA when you need this exact shade.

Sources: common names follow widely used color-name references; CSS keywords and their hex values follow the CSS Color specification.

#91ABBA is a cool blue color associated with trust, calm and professionalism. It sits comfortably in the middle: usable for large areas in soft schemes, or as a supporting color beside something stronger.

Its strongest partner is its complement #BAA091; it also sits naturally between #91BAB5 and #9197BA. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.

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Color values

RGB & CMYK percentages

Red 57% · Green 67% · Blue 73%

Cyan 22% · Magenta 8% · Yellow 0% · Key 27%

CMYK values are unprofiled approximations for screen reference — not a print-proofing guarantee.

Previews

CSS code for #91ABBA

.text { color: #91ABBA; }
.background { background-color: #91ABBA; }
.border { border: 3px solid #91ABBA; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(145, 171, 186); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(202, 23%, 65%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #91ABBA; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(145, 171, 186, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #91ABBA; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(145, 171, 186, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#91ABBA">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#91ABBA">Div content here</div>

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #BAA091:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #91ABBA: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #91ABBA

Text set with opacity blends into the background, so its real contrast is lower than the solid ratios above. Choose a text color and an opacity to see the blended color and its true ratio:

How #91ABBA looks with color blindness

Simulated with standard Machado color-vision-deficiency matrices — useful when this color carries meaning in charts, maps or interfaces:

Closest design-system colors

The nearest matches in the Tailwind CSS, Material Design and Bootstrap palettes — handy when you need a framework class instead of a raw hex:

Palettes with a similar color

These palettes use a close neighbour of #91ABBA rather than the exact color:

Similar colors

The closest colors that actually appear in our palette collection — click any to open its page:

Browse neighbouring colors

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Frequently asked questions

What color is #91ABBA?

#91ABBA is Dusty Blue, a blue color (RGB 145, 171, 186). Its closest standard named color is DarkGray.

What is the RGB and HSL of #91ABBA?

#91ABBA is RGB 145, 171, 186 — HSL 202°, 23%, 65% — CMYK 22%, 8%, 0%, 27%.

What colors go with #91ABBA?

Its complement is #BAA091; analogous partners are #91BAB5 and #9197BA. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #91ABBA for text?

Black text on #91ABBA has a contrast ratio of 8.74:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 2.40:1.