What color is #81B7A8?

#81B7A8 is a desaturated spring green, closest to the named color Mintnight. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #81B7A8?

The RGB value is 129, 183, 168: 129 red, 183 green and 168 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #81B7A8?

The complementary color is #B78190, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #81B7A8?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.27:1 and white text 2.26:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#81B7A8 color

#81B7A8 rgb(129, 183, 168)

Shades of green

The hex color #81B7A8 is a desaturated spring green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 50.6% red, 71.8% green and 65.9% blue (129, 183, 168).

Its hue angle is 163°, with 27% saturation and 61% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 30% cyan, 0% magenta, 8% yellow and 28% black.

The closest named color is Mintnight (#7CBBAE), a difference of 2 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.27:1).

#81B7A8 color codes

HEX	`#81B7A8`
RGB	`rgb(129, 183, 168)`
RGB percent	`rgb(50.6%, 71.8%, 65.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(163, 27%, 61%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(163, 30%, 72%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(30%, 0%, 8%, 28%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(70.43, -20.92, 1.96)`
CIE LCH	`lch(70.43, 21.02, 174.65)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(33.052, 41.36, 43.28)`
Decimal	`8501160`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #81B7A8, 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 #81B7A8	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.27:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.26:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#81B7A8 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.26:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.27:1	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 #81B7A8 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #81b7a8; }
.text { color: #81b7a8; }
.border { border: 2px solid #81b7a8; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(129 183 168 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #81b7a8, #81abb7); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Medium Aquamarine.

Questions

What color is #81B7A8?: #81B7A8 is a desaturated spring green, closest to the named color Mintnight. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #81B7A8?: The RGB value is 129, 183, 168: 129 red, 183 green and 168 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #81B7A8?: The complementary color is #B78190, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #81B7A8?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.27:1 and white text 2.26:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.