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#91C885

Pistachio · light cool green

About #91C885

#91C885 is a light, moderately saturated green colour. Digitally that works out to 57% red, 78% green and 52% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 28% cyan, 0% magenta, 34% yellow and 22% black. Most people will perceive it as cool.

Visually it is similar to Pistachio (ΔE 8.5), with Matcha the next nearest named colour. Across the colour wheel sits #BC85C8 (wisteria), its complementary partner.

Because it is light, it is most useful for large surfaces, cards and soft highlights. Put black text on top of it — 10.80:1, a WCAG AAA pass.

Colour codes

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Red145
Green200
Blue133

Closest named colours

Pistachio
#93C572 · ΔE 8.5
Matcha
#A9B97F · ΔE 15.5
Seafoam
#93E9BE · ΔE 19.1

ΔE measures visible difference: under 2 is barely noticeable, over 10 is clearly different.

Text on #91C885

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on pistachio #91C885.
1.94:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on pistachio #91C885.
10.80:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #91C885 appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#91C885
Protanopia (no red cones)
#CCBD81
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#C3B889
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#8EC4B7

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #91C885?

#91C885 is a light, moderately saturated green colour. Digitally that works out to 57% red, 78% green and 52% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 28% cyan, 0% magenta, 34% yellow and 22% black. Most people will perceive it as cool.

›What text colour should I use on #91C885?

Use black text. Black on #91C885 has a contrast ratio of 10.80:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #91C885?

Its complementary colour is #BC85C8, and analogous partners are #B3C885 and #85C89A.