Palettes / Colors / #91C9CF

#91C9CF — Light Muted Teal

#91C9CF is a teal color we call Light Muted Teal, closest to the named color SkyBlue (#87CEEB). It belongs to the teal family.

#91C9CF 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 #CF9791; it also sits naturally between #91CFB6 and #91AACF. 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 79% · Blue 81%

Cyan 30% · Magenta 3% · Yellow 0% · Key 19%

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

Previews

CSS code for #91C9CF

.text { color: #91C9CF; }
.background { background-color: #91C9CF; }
.border { border: 3px solid #91C9CF; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(145, 201, 207); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(186, 39%, 69%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #91C9CF; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(145, 201, 207, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #91C9CF; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(145, 201, 207, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#91C9CF">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#91C9CF">Div content here</div>

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #CF9791:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #91C9CF: #000000.

How #91C9CF 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 #91C9CF 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 #91C9CF?

#91C9CF is Light Muted Teal, a teal color (RGB 145, 201, 207). Its closest standard named color is SkyBlue.

What is the RGB and HSL of #91C9CF?

#91C9CF is RGB 145, 201, 207 — HSL 186°, 39%, 69% — CMYK 30%, 3%, 0%, 19%.

What colors go with #91C9CF?

Its complement is #CF9791; analogous partners are #91CFB6 and #91AACF. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #91C9CF for text?

Black text on #91C9CF has a contrast ratio of 11.46:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.83:1.