What color is #81AC9B?

#81AC9B 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 #81AC9B?

The RGB value is 129, 172, 155: 129 red, 172 green and 155 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #81AC9B?

The complementary color is #AC8192, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #81AC9B?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.31:1 and white text 2.53:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#81AC9B color

#81AC9B rgb(129, 172, 155)

Shades of green

The hex color #81AC9B is a grayish spring green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 50.6% red, 67.5% green and 60.8% blue (129, 172, 155).

Its hue angle is 156°, with 21% saturation and 59% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 25% cyan, 0% magenta, 10% yellow and 33% black.

The closest named color is Catnip (#80AA95), a difference of 1.6 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.31:1).

#81AC9B color codes

HEX	`#81AC9B`
RGB	`rgb(129, 172, 155)`
RGB percent	`rgb(50.6%, 67.5%, 60.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(156, 21%, 59%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(156, 25%, 67%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(25%, 0%, 10%, 33%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(66.93, -18.08, 4.06)`
CIE LCH	`lch(66.93, 18.53, 167.35)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(29.72, 36.538, 36.49)`
Decimal	`8498331`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #81AC9B, 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 #81AC9B	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.31:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.53:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#81AC9B as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.53:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.31:1	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 #81AC9B looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #81ac9b; }
.text { color: #81ac9b; }
.border { border: 2px solid #81ac9b; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(129 172 155 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #81ac9b, #81a8ac); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dark Sea Green.

Questions

What color is #81AC9B?: #81AC9B 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 #81AC9B?: The RGB value is 129, 172, 155: 129 red, 172 green and 155 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #81AC9B?: The complementary color is #AC8192, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #81AC9B?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.31:1 and white text 2.53:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.