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#81CAA9 Color

#81CAA9 is rgb(129, 202, 169) in RGB, hsl(153, 41%, 65%) in HSL, and about cmyk(36%, 0%, 16%, 21%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Pearl Aqua (#88D8C0), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 7.16. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#81CAA9
HEX#81CAA9
RGBrgb(129, 202, 169)
HSLhsl(153, 41%, 65%)
HSVhsv(153, 36%, 79%)
CMYKcmyk(36%, 0%, 16%, 21%)
OKLCHoklch(78.2% 0.088 164.1)
LABlab(75.84% -29.30 8.98)
LCHlch(75.84% 30.65 162.97)

What #81CAA9 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 #81CAA9, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Pearl Aqua#88D8C0ΔE 7.16Eton Blue#96C8A2ΔE 8Turquoise Green#A0D6B4ΔE 8.29Zeal#91E0B7ΔE 8.45Medium Aquamarine#66CDAAΔE 8.53Seafoam#93E9BEΔE 11.78

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

#81CAA9 Channel Values

How #81CAA9 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 1698-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 153° · S 41% · L 65%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 153° · S 36% · V 79%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 36% · M 0% · Y 16% · K 21%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance1.92:1 vs white · 10.95:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #81CAA9 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 text10.95:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #81CAA9 in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #81CAA9

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #81CAA9; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#81CAA9
Complementary
#CA81A2
Analogous
#81CA85
Analogous
#81C7CA
Triadic
#A981CA
Triadic
#CAA981
Split comp.
#CA81C7
Split comp.
#CA8581

Tints & Shades of #81CAA9

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

#93D2B6
#A2D8BF
#B3DFCC
#C5E7D8
#D7EEE4
#E6F4EE

Shades

#61BD93
#48AD7F
#3B8C68
#2D6C50
#204C38
#142F23

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #81CAA9.

How #81CAA9 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#81CAA9
Protanopia#C0C0A9
Protanomaly#AAC4A9
Deuteranopia#B6B6AB
Deuteranomaly#A3BEAA
Tritanopia#87C6C6
Tritanomaly#85C8BB
Achromatopsia#BBBBBB

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #81CAA9 in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-81caa9: #81CAA9;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #81CAA9;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-81caa9': '#81CAA9' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.506, green: 0.792, blue: 0.663)
Android XML<color name="color_81caa9">#81CAA9</color>
SVG fillfill="#81CAA9"

More Green Colors

#81CAA9 sits in the green family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

000200fdfff5001f00f7fee7002400f7fbf5002c22f5fffa002e00f5fff5003300f0fff000800000db870d542b20483f33cc6646c3995ea50072863991e0b7a3f5d8bcd7bcd1ffed

#81CAA9 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #81CAA9?

#81CAA9 is a light green — rgb(129, 202, 169) in RGB and hsl(153, 41%, 65%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Pearl Aqua (#88D8C0), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 7.16.

What is the RGB value of #81CAA9?

#81CAA9 is rgb(129, 202, 169) — red 129, green 202, and blue 169 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #81CAA9?

#81CAA9 converts to approximately cmyk(36%, 0%, 16%, 21%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #81CAA9 be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #81CAA9 scores 1.92:1 against white and 10.95:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #81CAA9 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #81CAA9 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 8.53, which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side.

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