What color is #81A48C?

#81A48C is a grayish green, closest to the named color Vineyard. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #81A48C?

The RGB value is 129, 164, 140: 129 red, 164 green and 140 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #81A48C?

The complementary color is #A48199, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #81A48C?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.62:1 and white text 2.76:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#81A48C color

#81A48C rgb(129, 164, 140)

Shades of green

The hex color #81A48C is a grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 50.6% red, 64.3% green and 54.9% blue (129, 164, 140).

Its hue angle is 139°, with 16% saturation and 57% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 21% cyan, 0% magenta, 15% yellow and 36% black.

The closest named color is Vineyard (#819E84), a difference of 2.4 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.62:1).

#81A48C color codes

HEX	`#81A48C`
RGB	`rgb(129, 164, 140)`
RGB percent	`rgb(50.6%, 64.3%, 54.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(139, 16%, 57%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(139, 21%, 64%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(21%, 0%, 15%, 36%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(64.25, -16.98, 8.55)`
CIE LCH	`lch(64.25, 19.01, 153.26)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(27.061, 33.111, 29.771)`
Decimal	`8496268`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #81A48C, 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 #81A48C	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.62:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.76:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#81A48C as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.76:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.62:1	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 #81A48C looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #81a48c; }
.text { color: #81a48c; }
.border { border: 2px solid #81a48c; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(129 164 140 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #81a48c, #81a49e); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Sage Green.

Questions

What color is #81A48C?: #81A48C is a grayish green, closest to the named color Vineyard. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #81A48C?: The RGB value is 129, 164, 140: 129 red, 164 green and 140 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #81A48C?: The complementary color is #A48199, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #81A48C?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.62:1 and white text 2.76:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.