What color is #81A17C?

#81A17C is a grayish green, closest to the named color Mistletoe. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #81A17C?

The RGB value is 129, 161, 124: 129 red, 161 green and 124 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #81A17C?

The complementary color is #9C7CA1, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #81A17C?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.32:1 and white text 2.87:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#81A17C color

#81A17C rgb(129, 161, 124)

Shades of green

The hex color #81A17C is a grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 50.6% red, 63.1% green and 48.6% blue (129, 161, 124).

Its hue angle is 112°, with 16% saturation and 56% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 20% cyan, 0% magenta, 23% yellow and 37% black.

The closest named color is Mistletoe (#8AA282), a difference of 2.6 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.32:1).

#81A17C color codes

HEX	`#81A17C`
RGB	`rgb(129, 161, 124)`
RGB percent	`rgb(50.6%, 63.1%, 48.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(112, 16%, 56%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(112, 23%, 63%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(20%, 0%, 23%, 37%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(63.02, -18.4, 15.72)`
CIE LCH	`lch(63.02, 24.2, 139.49)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(25.435, 31.611, 23.826)`
Decimal	`8495484`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #81A17C, 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 #81A17C	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.32:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.87:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#81A17C as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.87:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.32:1	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 #81A17C looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #81a17c; }
.text { color: #81a17c; }
.border { border: 2px solid #81a17c; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(129 161 124 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #81a17c, #7ca18a); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Sage Green.

Questions

What color is #81A17C?: #81A17C is a grayish green, closest to the named color Mistletoe. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #81A17C?: The RGB value is 129, 161, 124: 129 red, 161 green and 124 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #81A17C?: The complementary color is #9C7CA1, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #81A17C?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.32:1 and white text 2.87:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.