What color is #81AD90?

#81AD90 is a grayish green, closest to the named color Catnip. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #81AD90?

The RGB value is 129, 173, 144: 129 red, 173 green and 144 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #81AD90?

The complementary color is #AD819E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #81AD90?

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.

#81AD90 color

#81AD90 rgb(129, 173, 144)

Shades of green

The hex color #81AD90 is a grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 50.6% red, 67.8% green and 56.5% blue (129, 173, 144).

Its hue angle is 140°, with 21% saturation and 59% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 25% cyan, 0% magenta, 17% yellow and 32% black.

The closest named color is Catnip (#80AA95), a difference of 2.7 ΔE, a small difference.

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

#81AD90 color codes

HEX	`#81AD90`
RGB	`rgb(129, 173, 144)`
RGB percent	`rgb(50.6%, 67.8%, 56.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(140, 21%, 59%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(140, 25%, 68%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(25%, 0%, 17%, 32%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(66.95, -20.83, 10.17)`
CIE LCH	`lch(66.95, 23.18, 153.96)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(29.029, 36.567, 31.909)`
Decimal	`8498576`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #81AD90, 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 #81AD90	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.31:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.53:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#81AD90 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 #81AD90 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #81ad90; }
.text { color: #81ad90; }
.border { border: 2px solid #81ad90; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(129 173 144 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #81ad90, #81ada6); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dark Sea Green.

Questions

What color is #81AD90?: #81AD90 is a grayish green, closest to the named color Catnip. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #81AD90?: The RGB value is 129, 173, 144: 129 red, 173 green and 144 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #81AD90?: The complementary color is #AD819E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #81AD90?: 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.