What color is #81C476?

#81C476 is a desaturated green, closest to the named color Emerald Rain. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #81C476?

The RGB value is 129, 196, 118: 129 red, 196 green and 118 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #81C476?

The complementary color is #B976C4, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #81C476?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.09:1 and white text 2.08:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#81C476 color

#81C476 rgb(129, 196, 118)

Shades of green

The hex color #81C476 is a desaturated green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 50.6% red, 76.9% green and 46.3% blue (129, 196, 118).

Its hue angle is 112°, with 40% saturation and 62% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 34% cyan, 0% magenta, 40% yellow and 23% black.

The closest named color is Emerald Rain (#80C872), a difference of 1.6 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 10.09:1).

#81C476 color codes

HEX	`#81C476`
RGB	`rgb(129, 196, 118)`
RGB percent	`rgb(50.6%, 76.9%, 46.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(112, 40%, 62%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(112, 40%, 77%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(34%, 0%, 40%, 23%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(73.19, -36.38, 32.59)`
CIE LCH	`lch(73.19, 48.84, 138.14)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(32.062, 45.453, 24.22)`
Decimal	`8504438`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #81C476, 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 #81C476	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.09:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.08:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#81C476 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.08:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.09:1	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 #81C476 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #81c476; }
.text { color: #81c476; }
.border { border: 2px solid #81c476; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(129 196 118 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #81c476, #76c492); }

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Questions

What color is #81C476?: #81C476 is a desaturated green, closest to the named color Emerald Rain. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #81C476?: The RGB value is 129, 196, 118: 129 red, 196 green and 118 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #81C476?: The complementary color is #B976C4, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #81C476?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.09:1 and white text 2.08:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.