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#81C71A Color

#81C71A is rgb(129, 199, 26) in RGB, hsl(84, 77%, 44%) in HSL, and about cmyk(35%, 0%, 87%, 22%) 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 6.87. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#81C71A
HEX#81C71A
RGBrgb(129, 199, 26)
HSLhsl(84, 77%, 44%)
HSVhsv(84, 87%, 78%)
CMYKcmyk(35%, 0%, 87%, 22%)
OKLCHoklch(75.4% 0.199 130.9)
LABlab(73.47% -40.52 68.14)
LCHlch(73.47% 79.28 120.74)

What #81C71A 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 #81C71A, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Microsoft Green#7DB700ΔE 6.87Sheen Green#8FD400ΔE 8.46Yellow Green#9ACD32ΔE 8.5Limerick#9DC209ΔE 12.9Vivid Lime Green#A6D608ΔE 13.04Kelly Green#4CBB17ΔE 14.42

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

#81C71A Channel Values

How #81C71A 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 199 · B 268-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 84° · S 77% · L 44%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 84° · S 87% · V 78%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 35% · M 0% · Y 87% · K 22%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance2.08:1 vs white · 10.12:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #81C71A 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 text2.08:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text10.12:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #81C71A in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #81C71A

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #81C71A; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#81C71A
Complementary
#5F1AC7
Analogous
#C7B51A
Analogous
#2BC71A
Triadic
#1A81C7
Triadic
#C71A81
Split comp.
#1A2BC7
Split comp.
#B51AC7

Tints & Shades of #81C71A

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

#97E326
#A7E746
#B8EC6A
#C9F08E
#DAF5B2
#E9F9D2

Shades

#70AC16
#619513
#4F7A10
#3E5F0C
#2C4409
#1D2D06

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #81C71A.

How #81C71A 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#81C71A
Protanopia#BDBD1C
Protanomaly#A9C11B
Deuteranopia#B4B427
Deuteranomaly#A2BC22
Tritanopia#93BCBC
Tritanomaly#8CC096
Achromatopsia#B4B4B4

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #81C71A in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-81c71a: #81C71A;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #81C71A;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-81c71a': '#81C71A' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.506, green: 0.780, blue: 0.102)
Android XML<color name="color_81c71a">#81C71A</color>
SVG fillfill="#81C71A"

More Green Colors

#81C71A sits in the green family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

000200fdfff5001f00f7fee7002400f7fbf5002c22f5fffa002e00f5fff5003300f0fff000800000db870d542b20483f33cc6646c3995ea50072863991e0b7a3f5d8bcd7bcd1ffed

#81C71A Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #81C71A?

#81C71A is a mid-tone green — rgb(129, 199, 26) in RGB and hsl(84, 77%, 44%) 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 6.87.

What is the RGB value of #81C71A?

#81C71A is rgb(129, 199, 26) — red 129, green 199, and blue 26 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #81C71A?

#81C71A converts to approximately cmyk(35%, 0%, 87%, 22%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #81C71A be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #81C71A scores 2.08:1 against white and 10.12:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #81C71A as a CSS color keyword?

No. #81C71A 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 8.5, which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side.

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