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#81BB82 Color

#81BB82 is rgb(129, 187, 130) in RGB, hsl(121, 30%, 62%) in HSL, and about cmyk(31%, 0%, 30%, 27%) 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 7.88. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#81BB82
HEX#81BB82
RGBrgb(129, 187, 130)
HSLhsl(121, 30%, 62%)
HSVhsv(121, 31%, 73%)
CMYKcmyk(31%, 0%, 30%, 27%)
OKLCHoklch(73.7% 0.101 144.9)
LABlab(70.78% -28.21 22.73)
LCHlch(70.78% 36.22 141.14)

What #81BB82 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 #81BB82, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Dark Sea Green#8FBC8FΔE 7.88Forest Green (Crayola)#5FA777ΔE 10.16Shiny Shamrock#5FA778ΔE 10.37Eton Blue#96C8A2ΔE 12.02Olivine#9AB973ΔE 12.36Asparagus#7BA05BΔE 13.79

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

#81BB82 Channel Values

How #81BB82 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 187 · B 1308-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 121° · S 30% · L 62%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 121° · S 31% · V 73%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 31% · M 0% · Y 30% · K 27%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance2.24:1 vs white · 9.36:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #81BB82 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 text2.24:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text9.36:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #81BB82 in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #81BB82

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #81BB82; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#81BB82
Complementary
#BB81BA
Analogous
#9DBB81
Analogous
#81BB9F
Triadic
#8281BB
Triadic
#BB8281
Split comp.
#9F81BB
Split comp.
#BB819D

Tints & Shades of #81BB82

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

#92C492
#A2CDA3
#B3D6B3
#C7E1C7
#D7EAD8
#E8F3E8

Shades

#67AD68
#509551
#427B43
#346035
#254626
#152816

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #81BB82.

How #81BB82 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#81BB82
Protanopia#B3B382
Protanomaly#A1B682
Deuteranopia#ABAB84
Deuteranomaly#9CB183
Tritanopia#8AB5B5
Tritanomaly#87B7A3
Achromatopsia#ADADAD

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #81BB82 in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-81bb82: #81BB82;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #81BB82;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-81bb82': '#81BB82' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.506, green: 0.733, blue: 0.510)
Android XML<color name="color_81bb82">#81BB82</color>
SVG fillfill="#81BB82"

More Green Colors

#81BB82 sits in the green family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

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#81BB82 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #81BB82?

#81BB82 is a light green — rgb(129, 187, 130) in RGB and hsl(121, 30%, 62%) 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 7.88.

What is the RGB value of #81BB82?

#81BB82 is rgb(129, 187, 130) — red 129, green 187, and blue 130 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #81BB82?

#81BB82 converts to approximately cmyk(31%, 0%, 30%, 27%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #81BB82 be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #81BB82 scores 2.24:1 against white and 9.36:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #81BB82 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #81BB82 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 7.88, which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side.

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