What color is #81D089?

#81D089 is a light, desaturated green, closest to the named color Electric Lettuce. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #81D089?

The RGB value is 129, 208, 137: 129 red, 208 green and 137 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #81D089?

The complementary color is #D081C8, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #81D089?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.32:1 and white text 1.86:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#81D089 color

#81D089 rgb(129, 208, 137)

Shades of green

The hex color #81D089 is a light, desaturated green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 50.6% red, 81.6% green and 53.7% blue (129, 208, 137).

Its hue angle is 126°, with 46% saturation and 66% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 38% cyan, 0% magenta, 34% yellow and 18% black.

The closest named color is Electric Lettuce (#7BD181), a difference of 1.7 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 11.32:1).

#81D089 color codes

HEX	`#81D089`
RGB	`rgb(129, 208, 137)`
RGB percent	`rgb(50.6%, 81.6%, 53.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(126, 46%, 66%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(126, 38%, 82%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(38%, 0%, 34%, 18%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(77.03, -38.82, 27.82)`
CIE LCH	`lch(77.03, 47.76, 144.37)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(36.123, 51.583, 31.715)`
Decimal	`8507529`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #81D089, 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 #81D089	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	11.32:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.86:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#81D089 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.86:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	11.32:1	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 #81D089 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #81d089; }
.text { color: #81d089; }
.border { border: 2px solid #81d089; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(129 208 137 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #81d089, #81d0b0); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Emerald Green.

Questions

What color is #81D089?: #81D089 is a light, desaturated green, closest to the named color Electric Lettuce. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #81D089?: The RGB value is 129, 208, 137: 129 red, 208 green and 137 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #81D089?: The complementary color is #D081C8, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #81D089?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.32:1 and white text 1.86:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.