Palettes / Colors / #91C157

#91C157 — Muted Green

#91C157 is a green color we call Muted Green, closest to the named color YellowGreen (#9ACD32). It belongs to the green family.

Color name

Closest CSS keyword: yellowgreen (#9ACD32) — not an exact match. CSS yellowgreen gives you #9ACD32, a different color; use #91C157 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.

#91C157 is a warm-leaning 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 #8757C1; it also sits naturally between #C1BC57 and #5DC157. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.

Copy HEX Copy RGB Copy HSL Download PNG swatch SVG

Color values

RGB & CMYK percentages

Red 57% · Green 76% · Blue 34%

Cyan 25% · Magenta 0% · Yellow 55% · Key 24%

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

Previews

CSS code for #91C157

.text { color: #91C157; }
.background { background-color: #91C157; }
.border { border: 3px solid #91C157; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(145, 193, 87); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(87, 46%, 55%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #91C157; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(145, 193, 87, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #91C157; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(145, 193, 87, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#91C157">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#91C157">Div content here</div>

Shades of #91C157

Tints of #91C157

Tones of #91C157

Color harmonies

Complementary — #8757C1:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #91C157: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #91C157

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 #91C157 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 #91C157 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

← #91C156  ·  #91C158 →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #91C157?

#91C157 is Muted Green, a green color (RGB 145, 193, 87). Its closest standard named color is YellowGreen.

What is the RGB and HSL of #91C157?

#91C157 is RGB 145, 193, 87 — HSL 87°, 46%, 55% — CMYK 25%, 0%, 55%, 24%.

What colors go with #91C157?

Its complement is #8757C1; analogous partners are #C1BC57 and #5DC157. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #91C157 for text?

Black text on #91C157 has a contrast ratio of 9.97:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 2.11:1.