Palettes / Colors / #91DFDC

#91DFDC — Light Teal

#91DFDC is a teal color we call Light 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 #91DFDC 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.

#91DFDC 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 #DF9093; it also sits naturally between #90DFB5 and #90BADF. 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 86%

Cyan 35% · Magenta 0% · Yellow 1% · Key 13%

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

Previews

CSS code for #91DFDC

.text { color: #91DFDC; }
.background { background-color: #91DFDC; }
.border { border: 3px solid #91DFDC; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(145, 223, 220); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(178, 55%, 72%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #91DFDC; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(145, 223, 220, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #91DFDC; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(145, 223, 220, 0.8); }

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

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #DF9093:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #91DFDC: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #91DFDC

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 #91DFDC 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 #91DFDC 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 #91DFDC?

#91DFDC is Light Teal, a teal color (RGB 145, 223, 220). Its closest standard named color is SkyBlue.

What is the RGB and HSL of #91DFDC?

#91DFDC is RGB 145, 223, 220 — HSL 178°, 55%, 72% — CMYK 35%, 0%, 1%, 13%.

What colors go with #91DFDC?

Its complement is #DF9093; analogous partners are #90DFB5 and #90BADF. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #91DFDC for text?

Black text on #91DFDC has a contrast ratio of 13.79:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.52:1.