What color is #81C391?

#81C391 is a light, desaturated green, closest to the named color Irish Spring. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #81C391?

The RGB value is 129, 195, 145: 129 red, 195 green and 145 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #81C391?

The complementary color is #C381B3, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #81C391?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.15:1 and white text 2.07:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#81C391 color

#81C391 rgb(129, 195, 145)

Shades of green

The hex color #81C391 is a light, desaturated green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 50.6% red, 76.5% green and 56.9% blue (129, 195, 145).

Its hue angle is 135°, with 35% saturation and 64% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 34% cyan, 0% magenta, 26% yellow and 24% black.

The closest named color is Irish Spring (#90CCA3), a difference of 3.6 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 10.15:1).

#81C391 color codes

HEX	`#81C391`
RGB	`rgb(129, 195, 145)`
RGB percent	`rgb(50.6%, 76.5%, 56.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(135, 35%, 64%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(135, 34%, 76%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(34%, 0%, 26%, 24%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(73.38, -31.43, 18.63)`
CIE LCH	`lch(73.38, 36.54, 149.35)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(33.677, 45.74, 33.837)`
Decimal	`8504209`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #81C391, 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 #81C391	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.15:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.07:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#81C391 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.07:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.15:1	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 #81C391 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #81c391; }
.text { color: #81c391; }
.border { border: 2px solid #81c391; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(129 195 145 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #81c391, #81c3b2); }

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Questions

What color is #81C391?: #81C391 is a light, desaturated green, closest to the named color Irish Spring. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #81C391?: The RGB value is 129, 195, 145: 129 red, 195 green and 145 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #81C391?: The complementary color is #C381B3, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #81C391?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.15:1 and white text 2.07:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.