Exploring the Color #91D2C7

#91D2C7 sits at 170° on the color wheel, placing it in the cyan family of the cool half of the spectrum. With 42% saturation and 70% lightness, it reads as a moderately saturated, light tone — a balanced mid-energy presence that sits comfortably alongside other UI tones. Its RGB mix of 145, 210, 199 produces a 12.25:1 contrast ratio against black, which clears WCAG AAA for body text in that pairing.

In RGB space #91D2C7 is a clear variant of CSS sky blue — about 38 units away from #87CEEB. Designers reach for cyan hues at this saturation when the brief calls for a conversational, mid-energy register, and at this lightness when they want a present, comfortable mid-canvas voice. On screen the cool cast tends to pair best with warm neutrals in the 25°-45° range to add life.

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