What color is #81B85E?

#81B85E is a desaturated green, closest to the named color Dollar Bill. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #81B85E?

The RGB value is 129, 184, 94: 129 red, 184 green and 94 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #81B85E?

The complementary color is #955EB8, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #81B85E?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.95:1 and white text 2.35:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#81B85E color

#81B85E rgb(129, 184, 94)

Shades of green

The hex color #81B85E is a desaturated green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 50.6% red, 72.2% green and 36.9% blue (129, 184, 94).

Its hue angle is 97°, with 39% saturation and 55% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 30% cyan, 0% magenta, 49% yellow and 28% black.

The closest named color is Dollar Bill (#85BB65), a difference of 1.2 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.95:1).

#81B85E color codes

HEX	`#81B85E`
RGB	`rgb(129, 184, 94)`
RGB percent	`rgb(50.6%, 72.2%, 36.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(97, 39%, 55%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(97, 49%, 72%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(30%, 0%, 49%, 28%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(69.29, -34.11, 39.84)`
CIE LCH	`lch(69.29, 52.45, 130.57)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(28.214, 39.755, 16.775)`
Decimal	`8501342`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #81B85E, 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 #81B85E	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.95:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.35:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#81B85E as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.35:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.95:1	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 #81B85E looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #81b85e; }
.text { color: #81b85e; }
.border { border: 2px solid #81b85e; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(129 184 94 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #81b85e, #5eb868); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Pistachio.

Questions

What color is #81B85E?: #81B85E is a desaturated green, closest to the named color Dollar Bill. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #81B85E?: The RGB value is 129, 184, 94: 129 red, 184 green and 94 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #81B85E?: The complementary color is #955EB8, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #81B85E?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.95:1 and white text 2.35:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.