What color is #81A299?

#81A299 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 #81A299?

The RGB value is 129, 162, 153: 129 red, 162 green and 153 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #81A299?

The complementary color is #A2818A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #81A299?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.56:1 and white text 2.78:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#81A299 color

#81A299 rgb(129, 162, 153)

Shades of green

The hex color #81A299 is a grayish spring green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 50.6% red, 63.5% green and 60% blue (129, 162, 153).

Its hue angle is 164°, with 15% saturation and 57% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 20% cyan, 0% magenta, 6% yellow and 36% black.

The closest named color is Japanese Bonsai (#829F96), a difference of 1.3 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.56:1).

#81A299 color codes

HEX	`#81A299`
RGB	`rgb(129, 162, 153)`
RGB percent	`rgb(50.6%, 63.5%, 60%)`
HSL	`hsl(164, 15%, 57%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(164, 20%, 64%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(20%, 0%, 6%, 36%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(64, -13.26, 0.93)`
CIE LCH	`lch(64, 13.29, 175.98)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(27.722, 32.807, 35.003)`
Decimal	`8495769`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #81A299, 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 #81A299	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.56:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.78:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#81A299 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.78:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.56:1	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 #81A299 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #81a299; }
.text { color: #81a299; }
.border { border: 2px solid #81a299; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(129 162 153 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #81a299, #819ba2); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Juniper.

Questions

What color is #81A299?: #81A299 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 #81A299?: The RGB value is 129, 162, 153: 129 red, 162 green and 153 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #81A299?: The complementary color is #A2818A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #81A299?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.56:1 and white text 2.78:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.