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#81CA98 Color

#81CA98 is rgb(129, 202, 152) in RGB, hsl(139, 41%, 65%) in HSL, and about cmyk(36%, 0%, 25%, 21%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Zeal (#91E0B7), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 9.43. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#81CA98
HEX#81CA98
RGBrgb(129, 202, 152)
HSLhsl(139, 41%, 65%)
HSVhsv(139, 36%, 79%)
CMYKcmyk(36%, 0%, 25%, 21%)
OKLCHoklch(77.7% 0.103 153.5)
LABlab(75.53% -31.81 17.55)
LCHlch(75.53% 36.33 151.12)

What #81CA98 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 #81CA98, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Zeal#91E0B7ΔE 9.43Teal Deer#99E6B3ΔE 9.79Eton Blue#96C8A2ΔE 9.93Dark Sea Green#8FBC8FΔE 10.21Medium Aquamarine#66CDAAΔE 11.39Celadon#ACE1AFΔE 11.68

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

#81CA98 Channel Values

How #81CA98 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 202 · B 1528-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 139° · S 41% · L 65%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 139° · S 36% · V 79%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 36% · M 0% · Y 25% · K 21%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance1.94:1 vs white · 10.84:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #81CA98 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 text1.94:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text10.84:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #81CA98 in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #81CA98

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #81CA98; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#81CA98
Complementary
#CA81B3
Analogous
#8FCA81
Analogous
#81CABD
Triadic
#9881CA
Triadic
#CA9881
Split comp.
#BD81CA
Split comp.
#CA818F

Tints & Shades of #81CA98

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

#93D2A7
#A2D8B3
#B3DFC1
#C5E7D0
#D7EEDF
#E6F4EA

Shades

#61BD7E
#48AD68
#3B8C54
#2D6C41
#204C2D
#142F1C

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #81CA98.

How #81CA98 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#81CA98
Protanopia#C0C098
Protanomaly#AAC498
Deuteranopia#B6B69A
Deuteranomaly#A3BE99
Tritanopia#8AC5C5
Tritanomaly#87C7B4
Achromatopsia#BABABA

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #81CA98 in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-81ca98: #81CA98;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #81CA98;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-81ca98': '#81CA98' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.506, green: 0.792, blue: 0.596)
Android XML<color name="color_81ca98">#81CA98</color>
SVG fillfill="#81CA98"

More Green Colors

#81CA98 sits in the green family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

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#81CA98 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #81CA98?

#81CA98 is a light green — rgb(129, 202, 152) in RGB and hsl(139, 41%, 65%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Zeal (#91E0B7), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 9.43.

What is the RGB value of #81CA98?

#81CA98 is rgb(129, 202, 152) — red 129, green 202, and blue 152 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #81CA98?

#81CA98 converts to approximately cmyk(36%, 0%, 25%, 21%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #81CA98 be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #81CA98 scores 1.94:1 against white and 10.84:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #81CA98 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #81CA98 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 10.21, which is visibly different.

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