What color is #81AB94?

#81AB94 is a grayish green, closest to the named color Catnip. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #81AB94?

The RGB value is 129, 171, 148: 129 red, 171 green and 148 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #81AB94?

The complementary color is #AB8198, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #81AB94?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.19:1 and white text 2.57:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#81AB94 color

#81AB94 rgb(129, 171, 148)

Shades of green

The hex color #81AB94 is a grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 50.6% red, 67.1% green and 58% blue (129, 171, 148).

Its hue angle is 147°, with 20% saturation and 59% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 25% cyan, 0% magenta, 13% yellow and 33% black.

The closest named color is Catnip (#80AA95), a difference of 0.7 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.19:1).

#81AB94 color codes

HEX	`#81AB94`
RGB	`rgb(129, 171, 148)`
RGB percent	`rgb(50.6%, 67.1%, 58%)`
HSL	`hsl(147, 20%, 59%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(147, 25%, 67%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(25%, 0%, 13%, 33%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(66.47, -19.01, 7.27)`
CIE LCH	`lch(66.47, 20.35, 159.06)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(28.96, 35.93, 33.421)`
Decimal	`8498068`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #81AB94, 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 #81AB94	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.19:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.57:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#81AB94 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.57:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.19:1	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 #81AB94 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #81ab94; }
.text { color: #81ab94; }
.border { border: 2px solid #81ab94; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(129 171 148 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #81ab94, #81aba9); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dark Sea Green.

Questions

What color is #81AB94?: #81AB94 is a grayish green, closest to the named color Catnip. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #81AB94?: The RGB value is 129, 171, 148: 129 red, 171 green and 148 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #81AB94?: The complementary color is #AB8198, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #81AB94?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.19:1 and white text 2.57:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.