What color is #81C894?

#81C894 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 #81C894?

The RGB value is 129, 200, 148: 129 red, 200 green and 148 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #81C894?

The complementary color is #C881B5, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #81C894?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.62:1 and white text 1.98:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#81C894 color

#81C894 rgb(129, 200, 148)

Shades of green

The hex color #81C894 is a light, desaturated green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 50.6% red, 78.4% green and 58% blue (129, 200, 148).

Its hue angle is 136°, with 39% saturation and 65% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 36% cyan, 0% magenta, 26% yellow and 22% black.

The closest named color is Irish Spring (#90CCA3), a difference of 3.4 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 10.62:1).

#81C894 color codes

HEX	`#81C894`
RGB	`rgb(129, 200, 148)`
RGB percent	`rgb(50.6%, 78.4%, 58%)`
HSL	`hsl(136, 39%, 65%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(136, 36%, 78%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(36%, 0%, 26%, 22%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(74.9, -33.24, 19.13)`
CIE LCH	`lch(74.9, 38.35, 150.08)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(35.051, 48.112, 35.451)`
Decimal	`8505492`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #81C894, 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 #81C894	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.62:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.98:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#81C894 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.98:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.62:1	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 #81C894 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #81c894; }
.text { color: #81c894; }
.border { border: 2px solid #81c894; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(129 200 148 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #81c894, #81c8b7); }

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Questions

What color is #81C894?: #81C894 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 #81C894?: The RGB value is 129, 200, 148: 129 red, 200 green and 148 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #81C894?: The complementary color is #C881B5, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #81C894?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.62:1 and white text 1.98:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.