What color is #81B19A?

#81B19A is a grayish spring green, closest to the named color Beau Monde. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #81B19A?

The RGB value is 129, 177, 154: 129 red, 177 green and 154 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #81B19A?

The complementary color is #B18198, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #81B19A?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.69:1 and white text 2.42:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#81B19A color

#81B19A rgb(129, 177, 154)

Shades of green

The hex color #81B19A is a grayish spring green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 50.6% red, 69.4% green and 60.4% blue (129, 177, 154).

Its hue angle is 151°, with 24% saturation and 60% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 27% cyan, 0% magenta, 13% yellow and 31% black.

The closest named color is Beau Monde (#7DB39E), a difference of 1.5 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.69:1).

#81B19A color codes

HEX	`#81B19A`
RGB	`rgb(129, 177, 154)`
RGB percent	`rgb(50.6%, 69.4%, 60.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(151, 24%, 60%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(151, 27%, 69%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(27%, 0%, 13%, 31%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(68.35, -20.85, 6.65)`
CIE LCH	`lch(68.35, 21.89, 162.31)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(30.606, 38.443, 36.373)`
Decimal	`8499610`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #81B19A, 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 #81B19A	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.69:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.42:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#81B19A as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.42:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.69:1	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 #81B19A looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #81b19a; }
.text { color: #81b19a; }
.border { border: 2px solid #81b19a; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(129 177 154 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #81b19a, #81b0b1); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dark Sea Green.

Questions

What color is #81B19A?: #81B19A is a grayish spring green, closest to the named color Beau Monde. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #81B19A?: The RGB value is 129, 177, 154: 129 red, 177 green and 154 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #81B19A?: The complementary color is #B18198, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #81B19A?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.69:1 and white text 2.42:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.