#91C8B0
Light Sage · light cool green
About #91C8B0
#91C8B0 is a muted, light shade in the green family. On screen it is built from 57% red, 78% green and 69% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 28% cyan, 0% magenta, 12% yellow and 22% black. Its overall feel is cool.
Of the common colour names it is somewhere between Light Sage and Pale Mint (ΔE 15.3); Pale Mint comes next. Its complementary colour, directly opposite on the colour wheel, is #C891A9 — a lilac tone that gives the strongest contrast in hue.
Designers tend to use light tones like #91C8B0 for large surfaces, cards and soft highlights. Black text reads best on it at 11.09:1 (a WCAG AAA pass).
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ΔE measures visible difference: under 2 is barely noticeable, over 10 is clearly different.
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Frequently asked questions
›What colour is #91C8B0?
#91C8B0 is a muted, light shade in the green family. On screen it is built from 57% red, 78% green and 69% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 28% cyan, 0% magenta, 12% yellow and 22% black. Its overall feel is cool.
›What text colour should I use on #91C8B0?
Use black text. Black on #91C8B0 has a contrast ratio of 11.09:1 (AAA).
›What colours go with #91C8B0?
Its complementary colour is #C891A9, and analogous partners are #91C895 and #91C5C8.