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#81B078 Color

#81B078 is rgb(129, 176, 120) in RGB, hsl(110, 26%, 58%) in HSL, and about cmyk(27%, 0%, 32%, 31%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Dark Sea Green (#8FBC8F), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 7.77. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#81B078
HEX#81B078
RGBrgb(129, 176, 120)
HSLhsl(110, 26%, 58%)
HSVhsv(110, 32%, 69%)
CMYKcmyk(27%, 0%, 32%, 31%)
OKLCHoklch(70.9% 0.094 140.5)
LABlab(67.39% -24.51 23.52)
LCHlch(67.39% 33.97 136.17)

What #81B078 Is Called

Most hex codes have no name: there are 16.7 million of them and a few thousand registered names. These are the named colors nearest to #81B078, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Dark Sea Green#8FBC8FΔE 7.77Asparagus#7BA05BΔE 9.97Olivine#9AB973ΔE 10.41Forest Green (Crayola)#5FA777ΔE 10.5Shiny Shamrock#5FA778ΔE 10.7Russian Green#679267ΔE 12.44

Browse the full index of named colors A-Z or every green in the library.

#81B078 Channel Values

How #81B078 breaks down in each color model. Hue is measured in degrees around the color wheel; saturation, lightness, and the CMYK inks are percentages.

ModelChannelsNotes
RGBR 129 · G 176 · B 1208-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 110° · S 26% · L 58%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 110° · S 32% · V 69%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 27% · M 0% · Y 32% · K 31%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance2.5:1 vs white · 8.41:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #81B078 background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1. Contrast is one check, not a full accessibility review.

Fails AAWhite text2.5:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text8.41:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #81B078 in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #81B078

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #81B078; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#81B078
Complementary
#A678B0
Analogous
#9DB078
Analogous
#78B08B
Triadic
#7881B0
Triadic
#B07881
Split comp.
#8B78B0
Split comp.
#B0789D

Tints & Shades of #81B078

Lighter tints and darker shades built by moving the lightness channel while holding hue and saturation, which is what you want for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

Tints

#93BB8B
#A2C59B
#B4D0AF
#C6DBC2
#D8E6D5
#E7F0E5

Shades

#69A15E
#5B8A51
#4A7042
#395733
#283D24
#192717

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #81B078.

How #81B078 Looks with Color Vision Deficiency

Simulated with the Viénot, Brettel & Mollon LMS projection model. Anomalous types are rendered as partial versions of the matching dichromacy, which is an approximation rather than a per-person clinical model.

Typical#81B078
Protanopia#A9A978
Protanomaly#9BAC78
Deuteranopia#A2A27A
Deuteranomaly#96A879
Tritanopia#89AAAA
Tritanomaly#86AD99
Achromatopsia#A4A4A4

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #81B078 in Code

Copy-ready declarations for the places this color usually ends up.

CSS custom property--color-81b078: #81B078;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #81B078;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-81b078': '#81B078' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.506, green: 0.690, blue: 0.471)
Android XML<color name="color_81b078">#81B078</color>
SVG fillfill="#81B078"

More Green Colors

#81B078 sits in the green family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

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#81B078 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #81B078?

#81B078 is a mid-tone green — rgb(129, 176, 120) in RGB and hsl(110, 26%, 58%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Dark Sea Green (#8FBC8F), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 7.77.

What is the RGB value of #81B078?

#81B078 is rgb(129, 176, 120) — red 129, green 176, and blue 120 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #81B078?

#81B078 converts to approximately cmyk(27%, 0%, 32%, 31%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #81B078 be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #81B078 scores 2.5:1 against white and 8.41:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #81B078 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #81B078 is not one of the CSS color keywords, so it has to be written as a hex, rgb() or hsl() value. The closest keyword is darkseagreen (#8FBC8F) at a CIE76 distance of 7.77, which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side.

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