What color is #81CEA6?

#81CEA6 is a light, desaturated green, closest to the named color Crystal Gem. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #81CEA6?

The RGB value is 129, 206, 166: 129 red, 206 green and 166 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #81CEA6?

The complementary color is #CE81A9, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #81CEA6?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.31:1 and white text 1.86:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#81CEA6 color

#81CEA6 rgb(129, 206, 166)

Shades of green

The hex color #81CEA6 is a light, desaturated green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 50.6% red, 80.8% green and 65.1% blue (129, 206, 166).

Its hue angle is 149°, with 44% saturation and 66% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 37% cyan, 0% magenta, 19% yellow and 19% black.

The closest named color is Crystal Gem (#79D0A7), a difference of 1.3 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 11.31:1).

#81CEA6 color codes

HEX	`#81CEA6`
RGB	`rgb(129, 206, 166)`
RGB percent	`rgb(50.6%, 80.8%, 65.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(149, 44%, 66%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(149, 37%, 81%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(37%, 0%, 19%, 19%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(77.02, -32.58, 12.49)`
CIE LCH	`lch(77.02, 34.89, 159.02)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(38.005, 51.561, 44.019)`
Decimal	`8507046`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #81CEA6, 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 #81CEA6	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	11.31:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.86:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#81CEA6 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.86:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	11.31:1	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 #81CEA6 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #81cea6; }
.text { color: #81cea6; }
.border { border: 2px solid #81cea6; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(129 206 166 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #81cea6, #81cecd); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #81CEA6?: #81CEA6 is a light, desaturated green, closest to the named color Crystal Gem. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #81CEA6?: The RGB value is 129, 206, 166: 129 red, 206 green and 166 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #81CEA6?: The complementary color is #CE81A9, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #81CEA6?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.31:1 and white text 1.86:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.