Palettes / Colors / #91BFCD

#91BFCD — Light Muted Teal

#91BFCD is a teal color we call Light Muted Teal, closest to the named color SkyBlue (#87CEEB). It belongs to the teal family.

Color name

Closest CSS keyword: skyblue (#87CEEB) — not an exact match. CSS skyblue gives you #87CEEB, a different color; use #91BFCD 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.

#91BFCD is a cool teal color associated with freshness, clarity and balance. 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 #CEA092; it also sits naturally between #92CEBE and #92A2CE. 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 75% · Blue 80%

Cyan 29% · Magenta 7% · Yellow 0% · Key 20%

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

Previews

CSS code for #91BFCD

.text { color: #91BFCD; }
.background { background-color: #91BFCD; }
.border { border: 3px solid #91BFCD; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(145, 191, 205); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(194, 38%, 69%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #91BFCD; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(145, 191, 205, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #91BFCD; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(145, 191, 205, 0.8); }

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

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #CEA092:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #91BFCD: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #91BFCD

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 #91BFCD 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 #91BFCD 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 #91BFCD?

#91BFCD is Light Muted Teal, a teal color (RGB 145, 191, 205). Its closest standard named color is SkyBlue.

What is the RGB and HSL of #91BFCD?

#91BFCD is RGB 145, 191, 205 — HSL 194°, 38%, 69% — CMYK 29%, 7%, 0%, 20%.

What colors go with #91BFCD?

Its complement is #CEA092; analogous partners are #92CEBE and #92A2CE. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #91BFCD for text?

Black text on #91BFCD has a contrast ratio of 10.54:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.99:1.