What color is #81B53D?

#81B53D is a desaturated yellow-green, closest to the named color Natural Order. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #81B53D?

The RGB value is 129, 181, 61: 129 red, 181 green and 61 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #81B53D?

The complementary color is #713DB5, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #81B53D?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.61:1 and white text 2.44:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#81B53D color

#81B53D rgb(129, 181, 61)

Shades of green

The hex color #81B53D is a desaturated yellow-green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 50.6% red, 71% green and 23.9% blue (129, 181, 61).

Its hue angle is 86°, with 50% saturation and 47% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 29% cyan, 0% magenta, 66% yellow and 29% black.

The closest named color is Natural Order (#77B033), a difference of 1.9 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.61:1).

#81B53D color codes

HEX	`#81B53D`
RGB	`rgb(129, 181, 61)`
RGB percent	`rgb(50.6%, 71%, 23.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(86, 50%, 47%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(86, 66%, 71%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(29%, 0%, 66%, 29%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(68.06, -36.01, 53.6)`
CIE LCH	`lch(68.06, 64.58, 123.89)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(26.419, 38.051, 10.367)`
Decimal	`8500541`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #81B53D, 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 #81B53D	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.61:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.44:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#81B53D as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.44:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.61:1	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 #81B53D looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #81b53d; }
.text { color: #81b53d; }
.border { border: 2px solid #81b53d; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(129 181 61 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #81b53d, #45b53d); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Kelly Green.

Questions

What color is #81B53D?: #81B53D is a desaturated yellow-green, closest to the named color Natural Order. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #81B53D?: The RGB value is 129, 181, 61: 129 red, 181 green and 61 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #81B53D?: The complementary color is #713DB5, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #81B53D?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.61:1 and white text 2.44:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.