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#81B422 Color

#81B422 is rgb(129, 180, 34) in RGB, hsl(81, 68%, 42%) in HSL, and about cmyk(28%, 0%, 81%, 29%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Microsoft Green (#7DB700), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 6.91. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#81B422
HEX#81B422
RGBrgb(129, 180, 34)
HSLhsl(81, 68%, 42%)
HSVhsv(81, 81%, 71%)
CMYKcmyk(28%, 0%, 81%, 29%)
OKLCHoklch(70.8% 0.174 128)
LABlab(67.80% -32.57 61.57)
LCHlch(67.80% 69.65 117.88)

What #81B422 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 #81B422, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Microsoft Green#7DB700ΔE 6.91Yellow Green#9ACD32ΔE 9.86Green (RYB)#66B032ΔE 11.28Limerick#9DC209ΔE 12.44Citron#9FA91FΔE 17.17Acid Green#B0BF1AΔE 17.58

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

#81B422 Channel Values

How #81B422 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 180 · B 348-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 81° · S 68% · L 42%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 81° · S 81% · V 71%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 28% · M 0% · Y 81% · K 29%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance2.47:1 vs white · 8.49:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #81B422 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 text2.47:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text8.49:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #81B422 in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #81B422

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #81B422; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#81B422
Complementary
#5522B4
Analogous
#B49E22
Analogous
#38B422
Triadic
#2281B4
Triadic
#B42281
Split comp.
#2238B4
Split comp.
#9E22B4

Tints & Shades of #81B422

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

#9AD629
#AADD4B
#BAE36D
#CAEA90
#DAF0B2
#EBF7D4

Shades

#729F1E
#5F8519
#506F15
#3D5610
#2E400C
#1C2707

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #81B422.

How #81B422 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#81B422
Protanopia#ADAD23
Protanomaly#9DB023
Deuteranopia#A5A529
Deuteranomaly#98AB27
Tritanopia#8FAAAA
Tritanomaly#8AAE88
Achromatopsia#A5A5A5

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #81B422 in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-81b422: #81B422;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #81B422;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-81b422': '#81B422' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.506, green: 0.706, blue: 0.133)
Android XML<color name="color_81b422">#81B422</color>
SVG fillfill="#81B422"

More Green Colors

#81B422 sits in the green family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

000200fdfff5001f00f7fee7002400f7fbf5002c22f5fffa002e00f5fff5003300f0fff000800000db870d542b20483f33cc6646c3995ea50072863991e0b7a3f5d8bcd7bcd1ffed

#81B422 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #81B422?

#81B422 is a mid-tone green — rgb(129, 180, 34) in RGB and hsl(81, 68%, 42%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Microsoft Green (#7DB700), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 6.91.

What is the RGB value of #81B422?

#81B422 is rgb(129, 180, 34) — red 129, green 180, and blue 34 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #81B422?

#81B422 converts to approximately cmyk(28%, 0%, 81%, 29%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #81B422 be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #81B422 scores 2.47:1 against white and 8.49:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #81B422 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #81B422 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 yellowgreen (#9ACD32) at a CIE76 distance of 9.86, which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side.

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