What color is #81A997?

#81A997 is a grayish spring green, closest to the named color Catnip. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #81A997?

The RGB value is 129, 169, 151: 129 red, 169 green and 151 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #81A997?

The complementary color is #A98193, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #81A997?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.06:1 and white text 2.61:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#81A997 color

#81A997 rgb(129, 169, 151)

Shades of green

The hex color #81A997 is a grayish spring green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 50.6% red, 66.3% green and 59.2% blue (129, 169, 151).

Its hue angle is 153°, with 19% saturation and 58% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 24% cyan, 0% magenta, 11% yellow and 34% black.

The closest named color is Catnip (#80AA95), a difference of 1.1 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.06:1).

#81A997 color codes

HEX	`#81A997`
RGB	`rgb(129, 169, 151)`
RGB percent	`rgb(50.6%, 66.3%, 59.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(153, 19%, 58%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(153, 24%, 66%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(24%, 0%, 11%, 34%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(65.96, -17.36, 4.89)`
CIE LCH	`lch(65.96, 18.03, 164.28)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(28.825, 35.276, 34.562)`
Decimal	`8497559`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #81A997, 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 #81A997	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.06:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.61:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#81A997 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.61:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.06:1	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 #81A997 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #81a997; }
.text { color: #81a997; }
.border { border: 2px solid #81a997; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(129 169 151 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #81a997, #81a7a9); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dark Sea Green.

Questions

What color is #81A997?: #81A997 is a grayish spring green, closest to the named color Catnip. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #81A997?: The RGB value is 129, 169, 151: 129 red, 169 green and 151 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #81A997?: The complementary color is #A98193, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #81A997?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.06:1 and white text 2.61:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.