What color is #81A479?

#81A479 is a grayish green, closest to the named color Verdant Haven. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #81A479?

The RGB value is 129, 164, 121: 129 red, 164 green and 121 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #81A479?

The complementary color is #9C79A4, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #81A479?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.52:1 and white text 2.79:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#81A479 color

#81A479 rgb(129, 164, 121)

Shades of green

The hex color #81A479 is a grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 50.6% red, 64.3% green and 47.5% blue (129, 164, 121).

Its hue angle is 109°, with 19% saturation and 56% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 21% cyan, 0% magenta, 26% yellow and 36% black.

The closest named color is Verdant Haven (#84A97C), a difference of 1.5 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.52:1).

#81A479 color codes

HEX	`#81A479`
RGB	`rgb(129, 164, 121)`
RGB percent	`rgb(50.6%, 64.3%, 47.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(109, 19%, 56%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(109, 26%, 64%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(21%, 0%, 26%, 36%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(63.83, -20.46, 18.5)`
CIE LCH	`lch(63.83, 27.58, 137.88)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(25.779, 32.598, 23.019)`
Decimal	`8496249`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #81A479, 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 #81A479	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.52:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.79:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#81A479 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.79:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.52:1	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 #81A479 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #81a479; }
.text { color: #81a479; }
.border { border: 2px solid #81a479; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(129 164 121 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #81a479, #79a487); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Sage Green.

Questions

What color is #81A479?: #81A479 is a grayish green, closest to the named color Verdant Haven. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #81A479?: The RGB value is 129, 164, 121: 129 red, 164 green and 121 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #81A479?: The complementary color is #9C79A4, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #81A479?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.52:1 and white text 2.79:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.