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#91CABF — Light Muted Teal

#91CABF 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 #91CABF 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.

#91CABF 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 #CA919C; it also sits naturally between #91CAA2 and #91B9CA. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.

#91CABF · RGB 145, 202, 191

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Color values

HEX#91CABF
RGB145, 202, 191
HSL168°, 35%, 68%
HSV168°, 28%, 79%
CMYK28%, 0%, 5%, 21%
XYZ42.20, 52.02, 57.11
Yxy52.02, 0.2789, 0.3438
CIE-Lab77.29, -20.68, -0.44
Hunter Lab72.13, -18.21, -0.40

RGB & CMYK percentages

Red 57% · Green 79% · Blue 75%

Cyan 28% · Magenta 0% · Yellow 5% · Key 21%

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

Previews

Sample text in #91CABF on black
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.
Sample text in #91CABF on white
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.

CSS code for #91CABF

.text { color: #91CABF; }
.background { background-color: #91CABF; }
.border { border: 3px solid #91CABF; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(145, 202, 191); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(168, 35%, 68%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #91CABF; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(145, 202, 191, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #91CABF; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(145, 202, 191, 0.8); }

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

Shades of #91CABF

#7CC0B2#64B4A4#51A997#469182#3C7C6F#32675D#264F47#1C3B34#11221F#070E0C

Tints of #91CABF

#9BCFC5#A5D4CB#ACD7CF#B7DCD5#C1E1DB#CBE6E1#D6EBE7#DDEEEB#E7F3F1#F1F8F7

Tones of #91CABF

#95C6BC#99C2BA#9DBEB7#A1BAB5#A5B6B2#A9B1B0

Color harmonies

Complementary — #CA919C:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Against white text1.84:1 Fails
Against black text11.40:1 AAA

Best text color on #91CABF: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #91CABF

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:

100%
Sample heading text
Smaller body text shows the effect best.

Blended color: · Contrast against #91CABF: ·

How #91CABF looks with color blindness

Simulated with standard Machado color-vision-deficiency matrices — useful when this color carries meaning in charts, maps or interfaces:

Protanopia · #AAAAC2Deuteranopia · #A6A2C2Tritanopia · #94C4C4

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:

Material Grey 500 · #9E9E9EMaterial Blue Grey 500 · #607D8BTailwind slate 500 · #64748B

Palettes with a similar color

These palettes use a close neighbour of #91CABF rather than the exact color:

Wild Opal
#8C5A46 · #BDC488 · #78A176 · #8DCBBD
Palette 91c6bc
#91C6BC · #4B9DA9 · #F6F3C2 · #E37434
Palette 80a1ba
#80A1BA · #91C4C3 · #B4DEBD · #FFF7DD
Palette Db1a1a
#DB1A1A · #FFF6F6 · #8CC7C4 · #2C687B
Palette F4f4f4
#F4F4F4 · #8EC6C5 · #6983AA · #8566AA
Palette Ffb6a6
#FFB6A6 · #FFEBD3 · #9BCEC1 · #67A2C5

Similar colors

The closest colors that actually appear in our palette collection — click any to open its page:

#8DCBBD#91C6BC#91C4C3#8CC7C4#8EC6C5#9BCEC1#9AD0C2#86C8BC#91CECA#87CBB9#96CEB4#90D1CA

Browse neighbouring colors

← #91CABE  ·  #91CAC0 →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #91CABF?

#91CABF is Light Muted Teal, a teal color (RGB 145, 202, 191). Its closest standard named color is SkyBlue.

What is the RGB and HSL of #91CABF?

#91CABF is RGB 145, 202, 191 — HSL 168°, 35%, 68% — CMYK 28%, 0%, 5%, 21%.

What colors go with #91CABF?

Its complement is #CA919C; analogous partners are #91CAA2 and #91B9CA. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #91CABF for text?

Black text on #91CABF has a contrast ratio of 11.40:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.84:1.