What color is #81C7A7?

#81C7A7 is a light, desaturated spring green, closest to the named color Minted Elegance. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #81C7A7?

The RGB value is 129, 199, 167: 129 red, 199 green and 167 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #81C7A7?

The complementary color is #C781A1, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #81C7A7?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.66:1 and white text 1.97:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#81C7A7 color

#81C7A7 rgb(129, 199, 167)

Shades of green

The hex color #81C7A7 is a light, desaturated spring green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 50.6% red, 78% green and 65.5% blue (129, 199, 167).

Its hue angle is 153°, with 38% saturation and 64% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 35% cyan, 0% magenta, 16% yellow and 22% black.

The closest named color is Minted Elegance (#6EC9A3), a difference of 2.9 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 10.66:1).

#81C7A7 color codes

HEX	`#81C7A7`
RGB	`rgb(129, 199, 167)`
RGB percent	`rgb(50.6%, 78%, 65.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(153, 38%, 64%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(153, 35%, 78%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(35%, 0%, 16%, 22%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(75.01, -29.04, 9.11)`
CIE LCH	`lch(75.01, 30.44, 162.59)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(36.449, 48.302, 43.954)`
Decimal	`8505255`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #81C7A7, 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 #81C7A7	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.66:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.97:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#81C7A7 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.97:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.66:1	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 #81C7A7 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #81c7a7; }
.text { color: #81c7a7; }
.border { border: 2px solid #81c7a7; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(129 199 167 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #81c7a7, #81c4c7); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #81C7A7?: #81C7A7 is a light, desaturated spring green, closest to the named color Minted Elegance. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #81C7A7?: The RGB value is 129, 199, 167: 129 red, 199 green and 167 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #81C7A7?: The complementary color is #C781A1, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #81C7A7?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.66:1 and white text 1.97:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.