Palettes / Colors / #91C0AA

#91C0AA — Light Dusty Green

#91C0AA is a green color we call Light Dusty Green, closest to the named color DarkSeaGreen (#8FBC8F). It belongs to the green family.

Color name

Closest CSS keyword: darkseagreen (#8FBC8F) — not an exact match. CSS darkseagreen gives you #8FBC8F, a different color; use #91C0AA 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.

#91C0AA is a cool green color associated with growth, calm 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 #C091A7; it also sits naturally between #91C092 and #91BEC0. 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 67%

Cyan 24% · Magenta 0% · Yellow 11% · Key 25%

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

Previews

CSS code for #91C0AA

.text { color: #91C0AA; }
.background { background-color: #91C0AA; }
.border { border: 3px solid #91C0AA; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(145, 192, 170); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(152, 27%, 66%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #91C0AA; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(145, 192, 170, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #91C0AA; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(145, 192, 170, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#91C0AA">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#91C0AA">Div content here</div>

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #C091A7:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #91C0AA: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #91C0AA

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 #91C0AA 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 #91C0AA 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 #91C0AA?

#91C0AA is Light Dusty Green, a green color (RGB 145, 192, 170). Its closest standard named color is DarkSeaGreen.

What is the RGB and HSL of #91C0AA?

#91C0AA is RGB 145, 192, 170 — HSL 152°, 27%, 66% — CMYK 24%, 0%, 11%, 25%.

What colors go with #91C0AA?

Its complement is #C091A7; analogous partners are #91C092 and #91BEC0. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #91C0AA for text?

Black text on #91C0AA has a contrast ratio of 10.32:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 2.03:1.