Palettes / Colors / #91CBCF

#91CBCF — Light Muted Teal

#91CBCF 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 #91CBCF 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.

#91CBCF 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 #CF9591; it also sits naturally between #91CFB4 and #91ACCF. 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 80% · Blue 81%

Cyan 30% · Magenta 2% · Yellow 0% · Key 19%

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

Previews

CSS code for #91CBCF

.text { color: #91CBCF; }
.background { background-color: #91CBCF; }
.border { border: 3px solid #91CBCF; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(145, 203, 207); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(184, 39%, 69%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #91CBCF; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(145, 203, 207, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #91CBCF; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(145, 203, 207, 0.8); }

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

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #CF9591:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #91CBCF: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #91CBCF

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 #91CBCF 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 #91CBCF 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 #91CBCF?

#91CBCF is Light Muted Teal, a teal color (RGB 145, 203, 207). Its closest standard named color is SkyBlue.

What is the RGB and HSL of #91CBCF?

#91CBCF is RGB 145, 203, 207 — HSL 184°, 39%, 69% — CMYK 30%, 2%, 0%, 19%.

What colors go with #91CBCF?

Its complement is #CF9591; analogous partners are #91CFB4 and #91ACCF. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #91CBCF for text?

Black text on #91CBCF has a contrast ratio of 11.65:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.80:1.