#91C2C5
Light Blue · light cool teal
About #91C2C5
#91C2C5 is a muted, light shade in the teal family. On screen it is built from 57% red, 76% green and 77% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 26% cyan, 2% magenta, 0% yellow and 23% black. Its overall feel is cool.
Of the common colour names it is similar to Light Blue (ΔE 10.8); Powder Blue comes next. Its complementary colour, directly opposite on the colour wheel, is #C59491 — a dusty rose tone that gives the strongest contrast in hue.
Designers tend to use light tones like #91C2C5 for large surfaces, cards and soft highlights. Put black text on top of it — 10.73:1, a WCAG AAA pass.
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ΔE measures visible difference: under 2 is barely noticeable, over 10 is clearly different.
Text on #91C2C5
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Frequently asked questions
›What colour is #91C2C5?
#91C2C5 is a muted, light shade in the teal family. On screen it is built from 57% red, 76% green and 77% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 26% cyan, 2% magenta, 0% yellow and 23% black. Its overall feel is cool.
›What text colour should I use on #91C2C5?
Use black text. Black on #91C2C5 has a contrast ratio of 10.73:1 (AAA).
›What colours go with #91C2C5?
Its complementary colour is #C59491, and analogous partners are #91C5AE and #91A8C5.