What color is #81A58E?

#81A58E is a grayish green, closest to the named color Catnip. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #81A58E?

The RGB value is 129, 165, 142: 129 red, 165 green and 142 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #81A58E?

The complementary color is #A58198, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #81A58E?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.71:1 and white text 2.73:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#81A58E color

#81A58E rgb(129, 165, 142)

Shades of green

The hex color #81A58E is a grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 50.6% red, 64.7% green and 55.7% blue (129, 165, 142).

Its hue angle is 142°, with 17% saturation and 58% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 22% cyan, 0% magenta, 14% yellow and 35% black.

The closest named color is Catnip (#80AA95), a difference of 2.1 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.71:1).

#81A58E color codes

HEX	`#81A58E`
RGB	`rgb(129, 165, 142)`
RGB percent	`rgb(50.6%, 64.7%, 55.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(142, 17%, 58%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(142, 22%, 65%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(22%, 0%, 14%, 35%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(64.59, -17.1, 7.92)`
CIE LCH	`lch(64.59, 18.85, 155.15)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(27.39, 33.53, 30.615)`
Decimal	`8496526`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #81A58E, 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 #81A58E	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.71:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.73:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#81A58E as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.73:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.71:1	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 #81A58E looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #81a58e; }
.text { color: #81a58e; }
.border { border: 2px solid #81a58e; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(129 165 142 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #81a58e, #81a5a0); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Sage Green.

Questions

What color is #81A58E?: #81A58E is a grayish green, closest to the named color Catnip. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #81A58E?: The RGB value is 129, 165, 142: 129 red, 165 green and 142 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #81A58E?: The complementary color is #A58198, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #81A58E?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.71:1 and white text 2.73:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.