What color is #81AE85?

#81AE85 is a grayish green, closest to the named color Green Goddess. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #81AE85?

The RGB value is 129, 174, 133: 129 red, 174 green and 133 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #81AE85?

The complementary color is #AE81AA, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #81AE85?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.33:1 and white text 2.52:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#81AE85 color

#81AE85 rgb(129, 174, 133)

Shades of green

The hex color #81AE85 is a grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 50.6% red, 68.2% green and 52.2% blue (129, 174, 133).

Its hue angle is 125°, with 22% saturation and 59% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 26% cyan, 0% magenta, 24% yellow and 32% black.

The closest named color is Green Goddess (#76AD83), a difference of 2 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.33:1).

#81AE85 color codes

HEX	`#81AE85`
RGB	`rgb(129, 174, 133)`
RGB percent	`rgb(50.6%, 68.2%, 52.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(125, 22%, 59%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(125, 26%, 68%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(26%, 0%, 24%, 32%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(67, -23.4, 16.29)`
CIE LCH	`lch(67, 28.51, 145.17)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(28.422, 36.632, 27.759)`
Decimal	`8498821`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #81AE85, 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 #81AE85	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.33:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.52:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#81AE85 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.52:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.33:1	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 #81AE85 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #81ae85; }
.text { color: #81ae85; }
.border { border: 2px solid #81ae85; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(129 174 133 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #81ae85, #81ae9c); }

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Questions

What color is #81AE85?: #81AE85 is a grayish green, closest to the named color Green Goddess. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #81AE85?: The RGB value is 129, 174, 133: 129 red, 174 green and 133 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #81AE85?: The complementary color is #AE81AA, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #81AE85?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.33:1 and white text 2.52:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.