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#81CAA3 Color

#81CAA3 is rgb(129, 202, 163) in RGB, hsl(148, 41%, 65%) in HSL, and about cmyk(36%, 0%, 19%, 21%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Eton Blue (#96C8A2), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 7.64. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#81CAA3
HEX#81CAA3
RGBrgb(129, 202, 163)
HSLhsl(148, 41%, 65%)
HSVhsv(148, 36%, 79%)
CMYKcmyk(36%, 0%, 19%, 21%)
OKLCHoklch(78% 0.093 159.9)
LABlab(75.73% -30.22 12.01)
LCHlch(75.73% 32.52 158.33)

What #81CAA3 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 #81CAA3, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Eton Blue#96C8A2ΔE 7.64Zeal#91E0B7ΔE 7.7Medium Aquamarine#66CDAAΔE 8.61Turquoise Green#A0D6B4ΔE 8.89Pearl Aqua#88D8C0ΔE 9.67Dark Sea Green#8FBC8FΔE 10.54

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

#81CAA3 Channel Values

How #81CAA3 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 1638-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 148° · S 41% · L 65%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 148° · S 36% · V 79%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 36% · M 0% · Y 19% · K 21%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance1.92:1 vs white · 10.91:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #81CAA3 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 text1.92:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text10.91:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #81CAA3 in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #81CAA3

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #81CAA3; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#81CAA3
Complementary
#CA81A8
Analogous
#84CA81
Analogous
#81CAC8
Triadic
#A381CA
Triadic
#CAA381
Split comp.
#C881CA
Split comp.
#CA8184

Tints & Shades of #81CAA3

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

#93D2B0
#A2D8BB
#B3DFC8
#C5E7D5
#D7EEE2
#E6F4ED

Shades

#61BD8C
#48AD77
#3B8C61
#2D6C4A
#204C34
#142F20

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #81CAA3.

How #81CAA3 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#81CAA3
Protanopia#C0C0A3
Protanomaly#AAC4A3
Deuteranopia#B6B6A5
Deuteranomaly#A3BEA4
Tritanopia#88C6C6
Tritanomaly#86C7B9
Achromatopsia#BBBBBB

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #81CAA3 in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-81caa3: #81CAA3;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #81CAA3;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-81caa3': '#81CAA3' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.506, green: 0.792, blue: 0.639)
Android XML<color name="color_81caa3">#81CAA3</color>
SVG fillfill="#81CAA3"

More Green Colors

#81CAA3 sits in the green family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

000200fdfff5001f00f7fee7002400f7fbf5002c22f5fffa002e00f5fff5003300f0fff000800000db870d542b20483f33cc6646c3995ea50072863991e0b7a3f5d8bcd7bcd1ffed

#81CAA3 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #81CAA3?

#81CAA3 is a light green — rgb(129, 202, 163) in RGB and hsl(148, 41%, 65%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Eton Blue (#96C8A2), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 7.64.

What is the RGB value of #81CAA3?

#81CAA3 is rgb(129, 202, 163) — red 129, green 202, and blue 163 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #81CAA3?

#81CAA3 converts to approximately cmyk(36%, 0%, 19%, 21%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #81CAA3 be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #81CAA3 scores 1.92:1 against white and 10.91:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #81CAA3 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #81CAA3 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 mediumaquamarine (#66CDAA) at a CIE76 distance of 8.61, which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side.

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