What color is #81A095?

#81A095 is a grayish spring green, closest to the named color Japanese Bonsai. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #81A095?

The RGB value is 129, 160, 149: 129 red, 160 green and 149 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #81A095?

The complementary color is #A0818C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #81A095?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.4:1 and white text 2.84:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#81A095 color

#81A095 rgb(129, 160, 149)

Shades of green

The hex color #81A095 is a grayish spring green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 50.6% red, 62.7% green and 58.4% blue (129, 160, 149).

Its hue angle is 159°, with 14% saturation and 57% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 19% cyan, 0% magenta, 7% yellow and 37% black.

The closest named color is Japanese Bonsai (#829F96), a difference of 1.1 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.4:1).

#81A095 color codes

HEX	`#81A095`
RGB	`rgb(129, 160, 149)`
RGB percent	`rgb(50.6%, 62.7%, 58.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(159, 14%, 57%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(159, 19%, 63%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(19%, 0%, 7%, 37%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(63.32, -13.04, 2.19)`
CIE LCH	`lch(63.32, 13.22, 170.48)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(27.047, 31.978, 33.175)`
Decimal	`8495253`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #81A095, 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 #81A095	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.4:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.84:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#81A095 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.84:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.4:1	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 #81A095 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #81a095; }
.text { color: #81a095; }
.border { border: 2px solid #81a095; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(129 160 149 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #81a095, #819ba0); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Juniper.

Questions

What color is #81A095?: #81A095 is a grayish spring green, closest to the named color Japanese Bonsai. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #81A095?: The RGB value is 129, 160, 149: 129 red, 160 green and 149 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #81A095?: The complementary color is #A0818C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #81A095?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.4:1 and white text 2.84:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.