What color is #81D29C?

#81D29C is a light, desaturated green, closest to the named color Enchanted Emerald. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #81D29C?

The RGB value is 129, 210, 156: 129 red, 210 green and 156 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #81D29C?

The complementary color is #D281B7, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #81D29C?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.63:1 and white text 1.81:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#81D29C color

#81D29C rgb(129, 210, 156)

Shades of green

The hex color #81D29C is a light, desaturated green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 50.6% red, 82.4% green and 61.2% blue (129, 210, 156).

Its hue angle is 140°, with 47% saturation and 66% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 39% cyan, 0% magenta, 26% yellow and 18% black.

The closest named color is Enchanted Emerald (#7ED89A), a difference of 2.1 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 11.63:1).

#81D29C color codes

HEX	`#81D29C`
RGB	`rgb(129, 210, 156)`
RGB percent	`rgb(50.6%, 82.4%, 61.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(140, 47%, 66%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(140, 39%, 82%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(39%, 0%, 26%, 18%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(77.97, -36.38, 19.13)`
CIE LCH	`lch(77.97, 41.1, 152.25)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(38.098, 53.158, 39.699)`
Decimal	`8508060`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #81D29C, 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 #81D29C	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	11.63:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.81:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#81D29C as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.81:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	11.63:1	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 #81D29C looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #81d29c; }
.text { color: #81d29c; }
.border { border: 2px solid #81d29c; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(129 210 156 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #81d29c, #81d2c5); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Celadon.

Questions

What color is #81D29C?: #81D29C is a light, desaturated green, closest to the named color Enchanted Emerald. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #81D29C?: The RGB value is 129, 210, 156: 129 red, 210 green and 156 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #81D29C?: The complementary color is #D281B7, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #81D29C?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.63:1 and white text 1.81:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.