Palettes / Colors / #91EA85
#91EA85 — Light Green
#91EA85 is a green color we call Light Green, closest to the named color LightGreen (#90EE90). It belongs to the green family.
Color name
Closest CSS keyword: lightgreen (#90EE90) — not an exact match. CSS lightgreen gives you #90EE90, a different color; use #91EA85 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.
#91EA85 is a warm-leaning green color associated with growth, calm and balance. It is saturated enough to be the accent — buttons, highlights and calls to action — while neutrals do the quiet work around it.
Its strongest partner is its complement #DE85EA; it also sits naturally between #C3EA85 and #85EAAC. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.
Color values
| HEX | #91EA85 |
|---|---|
| RGB | 145, 234, 133 |
| HSL | 113°, 71%, 72% |
| HSV | 113°, 43%, 92% |
| CMYK | 38%, 0%, 43%, 8% |
| XYZ | 45.33, 66.56, 32.65 |
| Yxy | 66.56, 0.3136, 0.4605 |
| CIE-Lab | 85.28, -45.90, 40.76 |
| Hunter Lab | 81.58, -39.85, 30.05 |
RGB & CMYK percentages
Red 57% · Green 92% · Blue 52%
Cyan 38% · Magenta 0% · Yellow 43% · Key 8%
CMYK values are unprofiled approximations for screen reference — not a print-proofing guarantee.
Previews
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CSS code for #91EA85
.text { color: #91EA85; }
.background { background-color: #91EA85; }
.border { border: 3px solid #91EA85; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(145, 234, 133); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(113, 71%, 72%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #91EA85; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(145, 234, 133, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #91EA85; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(145, 234, 133, 0.8); }
HTML: <p style="color:#91EA85">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#91EA85">Div content here</div>
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Color harmonies
Complementary — #DE85EA:
Analogous:
Triadic:
Contrast & accessibility
| Against white text | 1.47:1 Fails |
|---|---|
| Against black text | 14.31:1 AAA |
Best text color on #91EA85: #000000.
Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #91EA85
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:
Smaller body text shows the effect best.
Blended color: · Contrast against #91EA85: ·
How #91EA85 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 #91EA85 rather than the exact color:
Similar colors
The closest colors that actually appear in our palette collection — click any to open its page:
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Frequently asked questions
What color is #91EA85?
#91EA85 is Light Green, a green color (RGB 145, 234, 133). Its closest standard named color is LightGreen.
What is the RGB and HSL of #91EA85?
#91EA85 is RGB 145, 234, 133 — HSL 113°, 71%, 72% — CMYK 38%, 0%, 43%, 8%.
What colors go with #91EA85?
Its complement is #DE85EA; analogous partners are #C3EA85 and #85EAAC. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.
Can I use #91EA85 for text?
Black text on #91EA85 has a contrast ratio of 14.31:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.47:1.