What color is #81C59F?

#81C59F 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 #81C59F?

The RGB value is 129, 197, 159: 129 red, 197 green and 159 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #81C59F?

The complementary color is #C581A7, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #81C59F?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.42:1 and white text 2.02:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#81C59F color

#81C59F rgb(129, 197, 159)

Shades of green

The hex color #81C59F is a light, desaturated green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 50.6% red, 77.3% green and 62.4% blue (129, 197, 159).

Its hue angle is 146°, with 37% saturation and 64% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 35% cyan, 0% magenta, 19% yellow and 23% black.

The closest named color is Irish Spring (#90CCA3), a difference of 2.7 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 10.42:1).

#81C59F color codes

HEX	`#81C59F`
RGB	`rgb(129, 197, 159)`
RGB percent	`rgb(50.6%, 77.3%, 62.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(146, 37%, 64%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(146, 35%, 77%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(35%, 0%, 19%, 23%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(74.25, -29.71, 12.34)`
CIE LCH	`lch(74.25, 32.17, 157.44)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(35.275, 47.101, 40.027)`
Decimal	`8504735`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #81C59F, 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 #81C59F	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.42:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.02:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#81C59F as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.02:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.42:1	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 #81C59F looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #81c59f; }
.text { color: #81c59f; }
.border { border: 2px solid #81c59f; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(129 197 159 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #81c59f, #81c5c1); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #81C59F?: #81C59F 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 #81C59F?: The RGB value is 129, 197, 159: 129 red, 197 green and 159 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #81C59F?: The complementary color is #C581A7, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #81C59F?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.42:1 and white text 2.02:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.