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#91CBC9 closest to Continental Waters

#91CBC9 is a light, muted turquoise; the closest named color is Continental Waters. In the RGB color model it is made of 56.9% red, 79.6% green and 78.8% blue (rgb(145, 203, 201)). Its HSL value is 178° hue, 36% saturation and 68% lightness, and in CMYK it is 29% cyan, 0% magenta, 1% yellow and 20% black. #91CBC9 is a cool color. Black text reads best on it, with a contrast ratio of 11.59:1.

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Variations of #91CBC9

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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#91CBC9 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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#91CBC9 for color-blind viewers (and dogs)

How #91CBC9 appears with each type of color vision deficiency (Machado 2009 model) — and to your dog. Try the dog vision simulator →

  • Dog vision 88% similarHow dogs see it · simulated as #B9BDCA
  • Protanopia 87% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #C4C5C9
  • Protanomaly 91% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #B8C6C9
  • Deuteranopia 88% similar1.2% of men, 0.01% of women · simulated as #B9BDCA
  • Deuteranomaly 92% similar5% of men, 0.35% of women · simulated as #AFC2CA
  • Tritanopia 96% similar0.001% of men, 0.03% of women · simulated as #7DCECA
  • Tritanomaly 98% similar0.0001% of men, 0.0001% of women · simulated as #89CCCA
  • Achromatopsia 88% similar0.003% of men, 0.003% of women · simulated as #C0C0C0
  • Achromatomaly 91% similar0.001% of men, 0.001% of women · simulated as #B6C3C3

#91CBC9 contrast checker

AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
1.81:1 Very poor#91CBC9 text on white
AA normalFailAAA normalFail
AA largeFailAAA largeFail
AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
11.59:1 Very good#91CBC9 text on black
AA normalPassAAA normalPass
AA largePassAAA largePass

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#91CBC9 in CSS

/* Continental Waters */
.color { color: #91CBC9; }
.background { background-color: #91CBC9; }
.border { border: 1px solid #91CBC9; }

/* Other notations */
color: rgb(145 203 201);
color: hsl(178 36% 68%);
color: oklch(0.802 0.060 193.3);

#91CBC9 FAQ

What color is #91CBC9?

#91CBC9 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 #91CBC9?

#91CBC9 is rgb(145, 203, 201) in RGB, hsl(178, 36%, 68%) in HSL and cmyk(29%, 0%, 1%, 20%) in CMYK.

What is the complementary color of #91CBC9?

The complementary color of #91CBC9 is #CB9193, which sits opposite it on the color wheel.

Which text color works on #91CBC9?

Black text has the best contrast on #91CBC9: 11.59:1, which meets the WCAG AA requirement of 4.5:1 for normal text.

Is #91CBC9 a warm or cool color?

#91CBC9 is a cool color.