What color is #81AF9C?

#81AF9C 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 #81AF9C?

The RGB value is 129, 175, 156: 129 red, 175 green and 156 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #81AF9C?

The complementary color is #AF8194, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #81AF9C?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.55:1 and white text 2.46:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#81AF9C color

#81AF9C rgb(129, 175, 156)

Shades of green

The hex color #81AF9C is a grayish spring green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 50.6% red, 68.6% green and 61.2% blue (129, 175, 156).

Its hue angle is 155°, with 22% saturation and 60% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 26% cyan, 0% magenta, 11% yellow and 31% black.

The closest named color is Catnip (#80AA95), a difference of 1.8 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.55:1).

#81AF9C color codes

HEX	`#81AF9C`
RGB	`rgb(129, 175, 156)`
RGB percent	`rgb(50.6%, 68.6%, 61.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(155, 22%, 60%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(155, 26%, 69%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(26%, 0%, 11%, 31%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(67.82, -19.41, 4.79)`
CIE LCH	`lch(67.82, 20, 166.14)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(30.382, 37.726, 37.127)`
Decimal	`8499100`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #81AF9C, 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 #81AF9C	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.55:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.46:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#81AF9C as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.46:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.55:1	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 #81AF9C looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #81af9c; }
.text { color: #81af9c; }
.border { border: 2px solid #81af9c; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(129 175 156 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #81af9c, #81abaf); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dark Sea Green.

Questions

What color is #81AF9C?: #81AF9C 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 #81AF9C?: The RGB value is 129, 175, 156: 129 red, 175 green and 156 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #81AF9C?: The complementary color is #AF8194, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #81AF9C?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.55:1 and white text 2.46:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.