What color is #81B185?

#81B185 is a grayish green, closest to the named color Verde. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #81B185?

The RGB value is 129, 177, 133: 129 red, 177 green and 133 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #81B185?

The complementary color is #B181AD, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #81B185?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.56:1 and white text 2.45:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#81B185 color

#81B185 rgb(129, 177, 133)

Shades of green

The hex color #81B185 is a grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 50.6% red, 69.4% green and 52.2% blue (129, 177, 133).

Its hue angle is 125°, with 24% saturation and 60% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 27% cyan, 0% magenta, 25% yellow and 31% black.

The closest named color is Verde (#7FB383), a difference of 1.1 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.56:1).

#81B185 color codes

HEX	`#81B185`
RGB	`rgb(129, 177, 133)`
RGB percent	`rgb(50.6%, 69.4%, 52.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(125, 24%, 60%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(125, 27%, 69%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(27%, 0%, 25%, 31%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(67.88, -24.9, 17.5)`
CIE LCH	`lch(67.88, 30.43, 144.9)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(29.008, 37.804, 27.954)`
Decimal	`8499589`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #81B185, 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 #81B185	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.56:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.45:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#81B185 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.45:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.56:1	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 #81B185 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #81b185; }
.text { color: #81b185; }
.border { border: 2px solid #81b185; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(129 177 133 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #81b185, #81b19d); }

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Questions

What color is #81B185?: #81B185 is a grayish green, closest to the named color Verde. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #81B185?: The RGB value is 129, 177, 133: 129 red, 177 green and 133 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #81B185?: The complementary color is #B181AD, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #81B185?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.56:1 and white text 2.45:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.