Palettes / Colors / #91DEC9

#91DEC9 — Light Muted Teal

#91DEC9 is a teal color we call Light Muted Teal, closest to the named color SkyBlue (#87CEEB). It belongs to the teal family.

#91DEC9 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 #DE91A6; it also sits naturally between #91DEA3 and #91CCDE. 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 87% · Blue 79%

Cyan 35% · Magenta 0% · Yellow 9% · Key 13%

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

Previews

CSS code for #91DEC9

.text { color: #91DEC9; }
.background { background-color: #91DEC9; }
.border { border: 3px solid #91DEC9; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(145, 222, 201); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(164, 54%, 72%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #91DEC9; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(145, 222, 201, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #91DEC9; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(145, 222, 201, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#91DEC9">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#91DEC9">Div content here</div>

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #DE91A6:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #91DEC9: #000000.

How #91DEC9 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 #91DEC9 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 #91DEC9?

#91DEC9 is Light Muted Teal, a teal color (RGB 145, 222, 201). Its closest standard named color is SkyBlue.

What is the RGB and HSL of #91DEC9?

#91DEC9 is RGB 145, 222, 201 — HSL 164°, 54%, 72% — CMYK 35%, 0%, 9%, 13%.

What colors go with #91DEC9?

Its complement is #DE91A6; analogous partners are #91DEA3 and #91CCDE. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #91DEC9 for text?

Black text on #91DEC9 has a contrast ratio of 13.50:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.56:1.