What color is #81C186?

#81C186 is a light, desaturated green, closest to the named color Exhilarating Green. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #81C186?

The RGB value is 129, 193, 134: 129 red, 193 green and 134 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #81C186?

The complementary color is #C181BC, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #81C186?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.91:1 and white text 2.12:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#81C186 color

#81C186 rgb(129, 193, 134)

Shades of green

The hex color #81C186 is a light, desaturated green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 50.6% red, 75.7% green and 52.5% blue (129, 193, 134).

Its hue angle is 125°, with 34% saturation and 63% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 33% cyan, 0% magenta, 31% yellow and 24% black.

The closest named color is Exhilarating Green (#81C784), a difference of 2.1 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.91:1).

#81C186 color codes

HEX	`#81C186`
RGB	`rgb(129, 193, 134)`
RGB percent	`rgb(50.6%, 75.7%, 52.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(125, 34%, 63%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(125, 33%, 76%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(33%, 0%, 31%, 24%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(72.58, -32.44, 23.4)`
CIE LCH	`lch(72.58, 40, 144.19)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(32.425, 44.527, 29.436)`
Decimal	`8503686`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #81C186, 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 #81C186	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.91:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.12:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#81C186 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.12:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.91:1	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 #81C186 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #81c186; }
.text { color: #81c186; }
.border { border: 2px solid #81c186; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(129 193 134 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #81c186, #81c1a6); }

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Questions

What color is #81C186?: #81C186 is a light, desaturated green, closest to the named color Exhilarating Green. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #81C186?: The RGB value is 129, 193, 134: 129 red, 193 green and 134 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #81C186?: The complementary color is #C181BC, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #81C186?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.91:1 and white text 2.12:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.