Palettes / Colors / #91C5AA
#91C5AA — Light Dusty Green
#91C5AA 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 #91C5AA 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.
#91C5AA 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 #C591AC; it also sits naturally between #92C591 and #91C5C4. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.
Color values
| HEX | #91C5AA |
|---|---|
| RGB | 145, 197, 170 |
| HSL | 149°, 31%, 67% |
| HSV | 149°, 26%, 77% |
| CMYK | 26%, 0%, 14%, 23% |
| XYZ | 38.90, 48.85, 45.41 |
| Yxy | 48.85, 0.2921, 0.3669 |
| CIE-Lab | 75.36, -22.57, 8.09 |
| Hunter Lab | 69.90, -19.55, 6.86 |
RGB & CMYK percentages
Red 57% · Green 77% · Blue 67%
Cyan 26% · Magenta 0% · Yellow 14% · Key 23%
CMYK values are unprofiled approximations for screen reference — not a print-proofing guarantee.
Previews
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CSS code for #91C5AA
.text { color: #91C5AA; }
.background { background-color: #91C5AA; }
.border { border: 3px solid #91C5AA; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(145, 197, 170); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(149, 31%, 67%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #91C5AA; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(145, 197, 170, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #91C5AA; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(145, 197, 170, 0.8); }
HTML: <p style="color:#91C5AA">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#91C5AA">Div content here</div>
Shades of #91C5AA
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Color harmonies
Complementary — #C591AC:
Analogous:
Triadic:
Contrast & accessibility
| Against white text | 1.95:1 Fails |
|---|---|
| Against black text | 10.77:1 AAA |
Best text color on #91C5AA: #000000.
Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #91C5AA
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:
Smaller body text shows the effect best.
Blended color: · Contrast against #91C5AA: ·
How #91C5AA 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 #91C5AA rather than the exact color:
Similar colors
The closest colors that actually appear in our palette collection — click any to open its page:
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Frequently asked questions
What color is #91C5AA?
#91C5AA is Light Dusty Green, a green color (RGB 145, 197, 170). Its closest standard named color is DarkSeaGreen.
What is the RGB and HSL of #91C5AA?
#91C5AA is RGB 145, 197, 170 — HSL 149°, 31%, 67% — CMYK 26%, 0%, 14%, 23%.
What colors go with #91C5AA?
Its complement is #C591AC; analogous partners are #92C591 and #91C5C4. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.
Can I use #91C5AA for text?
Black text on #91C5AA has a contrast ratio of 10.77:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.95:1.