What color is #81A19C?

#81A19C is a grayish spring green, closest to the named color Japanese Bonsai. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #81A19C?

The RGB value is 129, 161, 156: 129 red, 161 green and 156 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #81A19C?

The complementary color is #A18186, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #81A19C?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.51:1 and white text 2.8:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#81A19C color

#81A19C rgb(129, 161, 156)

Shades of gray

The hex color #81A19C is a grayish spring green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 50.6% red, 63.1% green and 61.2% blue (129, 161, 156).

Its hue angle is 171°, with 15% saturation and 57% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 20% cyan, 0% magenta, 3% yellow and 37% black.

The closest named color is Japanese Bonsai (#829F96), a difference of 2 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.51:1).

#81A19C color codes

HEX	`#81A19C`
RGB	`rgb(129, 161, 156)`
RGB percent	`rgb(50.6%, 63.1%, 61.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(171, 15%, 57%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(171, 20%, 63%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(20%, 0%, 3%, 37%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(63.8, -12.08, -1.05)`
CIE LCH	`lch(63.8, 12.12, 184.97)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(27.797, 32.556, 36.265)`
Decimal	`8495516`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #81A19C, 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 #81A19C	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.51:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.8:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#81A19C as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.8:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.51:1	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 #81A19C looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #81a19c; }
.text { color: #81a19c; }
.border { border: 2px solid #81a19c; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(129 161 156 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #81a19c, #8196a1); }

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Questions

What color is #81A19C?: #81A19C is a grayish spring green, closest to the named color Japanese Bonsai. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #81A19C?: The RGB value is 129, 161, 156: 129 red, 161 green and 156 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #81A19C?: The complementary color is #A18186, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #81A19C?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.51:1 and white text 2.8:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.