Palettes / Colors / #91DCD9

#91DCD9 — Light Muted Teal

#91DCD9 is a teal color we call Light Muted Teal, closest to the named color SkyBlue (#87CEEB). It belongs to the teal family.

#91DCD9 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 #DD9295; it also sits naturally between #92DDB5 and #92BADD. 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 86% · Blue 85%

Cyan 34% · Magenta 0% · Yellow 1% · Key 14%

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

Previews

CSS code for #91DCD9

.text { color: #91DCD9; }
.background { background-color: #91DCD9; }
.border { border: 3px solid #91DCD9; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(145, 220, 217); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(178, 52%, 72%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #91DCD9; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(145, 220, 217, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #91DCD9; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(145, 220, 217, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#91DCD9">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#91DCD9">Div content here</div>

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #DD9295:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #91DCD9: #000000.

How #91DCD9 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 #91DCD9 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 #91DCD9?

#91DCD9 is Light Muted Teal, a teal color (RGB 145, 220, 217). Its closest standard named color is SkyBlue.

What is the RGB and HSL of #91DCD9?

#91DCD9 is RGB 145, 220, 217 — HSL 178°, 52%, 72% — CMYK 34%, 0%, 1%, 14%.

What colors go with #91DCD9?

Its complement is #DD9295; analogous partners are #92DDB5 and #92BADD. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #91DCD9 for text?

Black text on #91DCD9 has a contrast ratio of 13.44:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.56:1.