What color is #81A07E?

#81A07E is a grayish green, closest to the named color Mistletoe. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #81A07E?

The RGB value is 129, 160, 126: 129 red, 160 green and 126 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #81A07E?

The complementary color is #9D7EA0, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #81A07E?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.26:1 and white text 2.89:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#81A07E color

#81A07E rgb(129, 160, 126)

Shades of green

The hex color #81A07E is a grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 50.6% red, 62.7% green and 49.4% blue (129, 160, 126).

Its hue angle is 115°, with 15% saturation and 56% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 19% cyan, 0% magenta, 21% yellow and 37% black.

The closest named color is Mistletoe (#8AA282), a difference of 2.2 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.26:1).

#81A07E color codes

HEX	`#81A07E`
RGB	`rgb(129, 160, 126)`
RGB percent	`rgb(50.6%, 62.7%, 49.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(115, 15%, 56%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(115, 21%, 63%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(19%, 0%, 21%, 37%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(62.77, -17.52, 14.27)`
CIE LCH	`lch(62.77, 22.6, 140.85)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(25.389, 31.314, 24.441)`
Decimal	`8495230`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #81A07E, based on their position on the color wheel.

Complementary

The color opposite on the color wheel (180°). Strongest contrast.

Analogous

Neighbors 30° either side. Calm, natural combinations.

Split complementary

The two colors next to the complement (150° and 210°).

Triadic

Three colors evenly spaced, 120° apart.

Tetradic (square)

Four colors 90° apart.

Shades, tints and tones

Shades (darker, mixed with black)

Tints (lighter, mixed with white)

Tones (mixed with gray)

Contrast and accessibility

Text on #81A07E	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.26:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.89:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#81A07E as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.89:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.26:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

WCAG 2 asks for 4.5:1 for normal text (AA), 7:1 for AAA, and 3:1 for large text. Check other pairs.

Color blindness simulation

How #81A07E looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #81a07e; }
.text { color: #81a07e; }
.border { border: 2px solid #81a07e; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(129 160 126 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #81a07e, #7ea08c); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Sage Green.

Questions

What color is #81A07E?: #81A07E is a grayish green, closest to the named color Mistletoe. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #81A07E?: The RGB value is 129, 160, 126: 129 red, 160 green and 126 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #81A07E?: The complementary color is #9D7EA0, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #81A07E?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.26:1 and white text 2.89:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.