Recognised as Colour
#91AEAE
- #91AEAE
- Cyan
- Dark
- Nearest: Dark grey
#91AEAE is a cyan with RGB values 145, 174, 174 and HSL 180°, 15%, 63%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 8.9:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark grey.
Colour values
#91AEAE#91AEAE
HEX#91AEAE
RGBrgb(145, 174, 174)
RGB (0–1)0.5686, 0.6824, 0.6824
RGB percentages56.9%, 68.2%, 68.2%
HSLhsl(180, 15.2%, 62.5%)
HSV / HSBhsv(180, 16.7%, 68.2%)
CMYK16.7%, 0%, 0%, 31.8%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer9,547,438
CSS custom property--colour: #91AEAE;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.39348WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness165.9 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 8.87:1
Contrast with white2.37:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black8.87:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#A8A8A8
Inverted#6E5151
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.37:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text8.87:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familycyan
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#AE9191
Analogous#91AEA0, #91A0AE
Triadic#AE91AE, #AEAE91
Split complementary#AE91A0, #AEA091
Tetradic#A091AE, #AE9191, #A0AE91
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R145
G174
B174
Red145 (56.9%)
Green174 (68.2%)
Blue174 (68.2%)
Hue180°
Saturation (HSL)15.18%
Lightness62.55%
Dominant channelGreen and Blue
Hex per channelR 91 · G AE · B AE
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