What color is #81CAB2?

#81CAB2 is a light, desaturated spring green, closest to the named color Bevelled Glass. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #81CAB2?

The RGB value is 129, 202, 178: 129 red, 202 green and 178 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #81CAB2?

The complementary color is #CA8199, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #81CAB2?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.02:1 and white text 1.9:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#81CAB2 color

#81CAB2 rgb(129, 202, 178)

Shades of green

The hex color #81CAB2 is a light, desaturated spring green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 50.6% red, 79.2% green and 69.8% blue (129, 202, 178).

Its hue angle is 160°, with 41% saturation and 65% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 36% cyan, 0% magenta, 12% yellow and 21% black.

The closest named color is Bevelled Glass (#7ACCB8), a difference of 2 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 11.02:1).

#81CAB2 color codes

HEX	`#81CAB2`
RGB	`rgb(129, 202, 178)`
RGB percent	`rgb(50.6%, 79.2%, 69.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(160, 41%, 65%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(160, 36%, 79%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(36%, 0%, 12%, 21%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(76.14, -28.16, 4.8)`
CIE LCH	`lch(76.14, 28.57, 170.32)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(38.207, 50.12, 49.772)`
Decimal	`8506034`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #81CAB2, 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 #81CAB2	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	11.02:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.9:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#81CAB2 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.9:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	11.02:1	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 #81CAB2 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #81cab2; }
.text { color: #81cab2; }
.border { border: 2px solid #81cab2; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(129 202 178 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #81cab2, #81beca); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Medium Aquamarine.

Questions

What color is #81CAB2?: #81CAB2 is a light, desaturated spring green, closest to the named color Bevelled Glass. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #81CAB2?: The RGB value is 129, 202, 178: 129 red, 202 green and 178 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #81CAB2?: The complementary color is #CA8199, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #81CAB2?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.02:1 and white text 1.9:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.