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#91C8CE closest to Continental Waters

#91C8CE is a light, muted turquoise; the closest named color is Continental Waters. In the RGB color model it is made of 56.9% red, 78.4% green and 80.8% blue (rgb(145, 200, 206)). Its HSL value is 186° hue, 38% saturation and 69% lightness, and in CMYK it is 30% cyan, 3% magenta, 0% yellow and 19% black. #91C8CE is a cool color. Black text reads best on it, with a contrast ratio of 11.36:1.

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Variations of #91C8CE

Shades

Mixed with black: richer and darker.

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Tints

Mixed with white: lighter and softer.

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Tones

Mixed with gray: calmer and more muted.

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Hues

The same lightness and chroma, rotated around the color wheel.

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Temperatures

Cooler on the left, warmer on the right.

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#91C8CE color harmonies

Complementary

The opposite hue — maximum contrast and energy.

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Split complementary

The two hues next to the complement — contrast with less tension.

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Analogous

Neighbouring hues — calm, cohesive and natural.

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Triadic

Three hues evenly spaced at 120° — vibrant yet balanced.

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Tetradic

Two complementary pairs — rich, best with one dominant color.

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Square

Four hues spaced at 90° — bold and playful.

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#91C8CE for color-blind viewers (and dogs)

How #91C8CE appears with each type of color vision deficiency (Machado 2009 model) — and to your dog. Try the dog vision simulator →

  • Dog vision 89% similarHow dogs see it · simulated as #B5BBCE
  • Protanopia 88% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #C0C3CE
  • Protanomaly 92% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #B4C4CE
  • Deuteranopia 89% similar1.2% of men, 0.01% of women · simulated as #B5BBCE
  • Deuteranomaly 93% similar5% of men, 0.35% of women · simulated as #ACC0CE
  • Tritanopia 95% similar0.001% of men, 0.03% of women · simulated as #7CCCCA
  • Tritanomaly 98% similar0.0001% of men, 0.0001% of women · simulated as #89CACC
  • Achromatopsia 88% similar0.003% of men, 0.003% of women · simulated as #BEBEBE
  • Achromatomaly 91% similar0.001% of men, 0.001% of women · simulated as #B4C1C3

#91C8CE contrast checker

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1.85:1 Very poor#91C8CE text on white
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AA largeFailAAA largeFail
AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
11.36:1 Very good#91C8CE text on black
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AA largePassAAA largePass

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#91C8CE in CSS

/* Continental Waters */
.color { color: #91C8CE; }
.background { background-color: #91C8CE; }
.border { border: 1px solid #91C8CE; }

/* Other notations */
color: rgb(145 200 206);
color: hsl(186 38% 69%);
color: oklch(0.797 0.057 204.5);

#91C8CE FAQ

What color is #91C8CE?

#91C8CE is a light, muted turquoise. Its closest named color is Continental Waters. It belongs to the turquoise color family and is a cool color.

What is the RGB value of #91C8CE?

#91C8CE is rgb(145, 200, 206) in RGB, hsl(186, 38%, 69%) in HSL and cmyk(30%, 3%, 0%, 19%) in CMYK.

What is the complementary color of #91C8CE?

The complementary color of #91C8CE is #CE9791, which sits opposite it on the color wheel.

Which text color works on #91C8CE?

Black text has the best contrast on #91C8CE: 11.36:1, which meets the WCAG AA requirement of 4.5:1 for normal text.

Is #91C8CE a warm or cool color?

#91C8CE is a cool color.