Cadet Grey (#91A3B0)

HEX, RGB, HSL, CMYK values + mood/style/use-case color tags. Use this page to keep your colors consistent across web and print.

Preview

Sample Text
This is how text may look on this color.
Best text color: #000000
Contrast vs white: 2.60:1 — vs black: 8.07:1

Color values

  • HEX #91A3B0
  • RGB rgb(145, 163, 176)
  • HSL hsl(205, 17%, 69%)
  • CMYK cmyk( 17.61, 7.39, 0, 30.98 )
  • Websafe #999999

Tags

Tip: tags are heuristic suggestions (helpful for browsing and inspiration).

Color Harmonies

Colors that pair well with #91A3B0 based on color theory relationships.

Complementary

The color directly opposite on the color wheel — creates maximum contrast and vibrance.

Cadet Grey
#91A3B0 Base
#B09E91
Analogous

Colors adjacent on the wheel — naturally harmonious and pleasing to the eye.

Cadet Grey
#91A3B0 Base
#91B0AE
#9194B0
Triadic

Three colors equally spaced 120° apart — bold, balanced, and visually rich.

Cadet Grey
#91A3B0 Base
#B091A3
#A3B091
Split-Complementary

Two colors flanking the complement — high contrast with less tension than full complementary.

Cadet Grey
#91A3B0 Base
#B09194
#B0AE91
Tetradic (Square)

Four colors at 90° intervals — rich variety, best when one color dominates.

Cadet Grey
#91A3B0 Base
#AE91B0
#B09E91
#94B091
Monochromatic

Shades and tints of the same hue — cohesive, elegant, and easy to work with.

Cadet Grey
#91A3B0 Base
#465662
#667D8E
#798F9F
#A9B7C1
#BEC8D0
#EAEDF0
Shades & Tints

Darker shades and lighter tints of Cadet Grey, generated by adjusting lightness while keeping the same hue and saturation.

Shades (darker)

#0B0D0F
#232B31
#3C4A54
#556876
#6F8697
Cadet Grey #91A3B0 Base
#A4B3BE
#B7C3CB
#CAD3D9
#DDE3E7
#F0F3F4
CSS & SCSS Snippets

Ready-to-use code snippets for #91A3B0. Click the copy button to copy any snippet to your clipboard.

CSS Properties
/* Background */
.element {
    background-color: #91A3B0;
}

/* Text */
.element {
    color: #91A3B0;
}

/* Border */
.element {
    border: 1px solid #91A3B0;
}
CSS Gradient
/* Linear gradient to complementary */
.element {
    background: linear-gradient(
        to right,
        #91A3B0,
        #BEAEA2
    );
}

/* Radial gradient */
.element {
    background: radial-gradient(
        circle,
        #91A3B0,
        #BEAEA2
    );
}
SCSS Variable
// SCSS variable
$cadet-grey: #91A3B0;

// With RGB channels (useful for rgba() usage)
$cadet-grey-r: 145;
$cadet-grey-g: 163;
$cadet-grey-b: 176;

// Usage
.element {
    background-color: $cadet-grey;
    color: rgba($cadet-grey-r, $cadet-grey-g, $cadet-grey-b, 0.8);
}
Color Blindness Simulation

How Cadet Grey appears to people with different types of color vision deficiency.

Normal Vision #91A3B0 How the color appears with full color vision.
Deuteranopia #9E9EB0 Deuteranopia affects ~8% of males. Green cones are absent, making it difficult to distinguish red from green. The most common form of color blindness.
Protanopia #A1A1B0 Protanopia affects ~1% of males. Red cones are absent, causing reds to appear dark and indistinguishable from greens and browns.
Tritanopia #8FA5A5 Tritanopia is rare (~0.003%). Blue cones are absent, making blue and yellow difficult to distinguish. Blues may appear green, yellows appear pink.
Achromatopsia #A0A0A0 Achromatopsia is complete color blindness. The world is seen entirely in shades of grey. Affects ~1 in 30,000 people.
Similar Named Colors

The closest named colors to Cadet Grey ranked by perceptual difference (Delta-E 2000 — lower = more similar).

Cadet Grey #91A3B0 Base
Manatee #979AAA ΔE 7.69
Air Superiority Blue #72A0C1 ΔE 8.03
Moonstone Blue #73A9C2 ΔE 8.34
Dark Gray #A9A9A9 ΔE 8.74

How to use this color

  1. Copy HEX for CSS and design tools, or RGB/HSL for UI adjustments.
  2. Use CMYK when preparing print assets (posters, packaging, brochures).
  3. Check contrast before using it for text or important UI elements.