What color is #81C6A8?

#81C6A8 is a light, desaturated spring green, closest to the named color Celadon Porcelain. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #81C6A8?

The RGB value is 129, 198, 168: 129 red, 198 green and 168 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #81C6A8?

The complementary color is #C6819F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #81C6A8?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.58:1 and white text 1.99:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#81C6A8 color

#81C6A8 rgb(129, 198, 168)

Shades of green

The hex color #81C6A8 is a light, desaturated spring green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 50.6% red, 77.6% green and 65.9% blue (129, 198, 168).

Its hue angle is 154°, with 38% saturation and 64% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 35% cyan, 0% magenta, 15% yellow and 22% black.

The closest named color is Celadon Porcelain (#7EBEA5), a difference of 2.4 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 10.58:1).

#81C6A8 color codes

HEX	`#81C6A8`
RGB	`rgb(129, 198, 168)`
RGB percent	`rgb(50.6%, 77.6%, 65.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(154, 38%, 64%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(154, 35%, 78%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(35%, 0%, 15%, 22%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(74.75, -28.35, 8.19)`
CIE LCH	`lch(74.75, 29.51, 163.89)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(36.313, 47.88, 44.367)`
Decimal	`8505000`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #81C6A8, 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 #81C6A8	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.58:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.99:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#81C6A8 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.99:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.58:1	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 #81C6A8 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #81c6a8; }
.text { color: #81c6a8; }
.border { border: 2px solid #81c6a8; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(129 198 168 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #81c6a8, #81c2c6); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #81C6A8?: #81C6A8 is a light, desaturated spring green, closest to the named color Celadon Porcelain. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #81C6A8?: The RGB value is 129, 198, 168: 129 red, 198 green and 168 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #81C6A8?: The complementary color is #C6819F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #81C6A8?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.58:1 and white text 1.99:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.