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#81CB1A Color

#81CB1A is rgb(129, 203, 26) in RGB, hsl(85, 77%, 45%) in HSL, and about cmyk(36%, 0%, 87%, 20%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Sheen Green (#8FD400), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 7.08. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#81CB1A
HEX#81CB1A
RGBrgb(129, 203, 26)
HSLhsl(85, 77%, 45%)
HSVhsv(85, 87%, 80%)
CMYKcmyk(36%, 0%, 87%, 20%)
OKLCHoklch(76.4% 0.204 131.4)
LABlab(74.67% -42.08 69.12)
LCHlch(74.67% 80.93 121.33)

What #81CB1A 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 #81CB1A, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Sheen Green#8FD400ΔE 7.08Microsoft Green#7DB700ΔE 8.92Yellow Green#9ACD32ΔE 9.87Vivid Lime Green#A6D608ΔE 12.87Kelly Green#4CBB17ΔE 14.16Limerick#9DC209ΔE 14.24

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

#81CB1A Channel Values

How #81CB1A 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 203 · B 268-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 85° · S 77% · L 45%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 85° · S 87% · V 80%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 36% · M 0% · Y 87% · K 20%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance2:1 vs white · 10.49:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #81CB1A 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 text2:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text10.49:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #81CB1A in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #81CB1A

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #81CB1A; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#81CB1A
Complementary
#641ACB
Analogous
#CBBC1A
Analogous
#29CB1A
Triadic
#1A81CB
Triadic
#CB1A81
Split comp.
#1A29CB
Split comp.
#BC1ACB

Tints & Shades of #81CB1A

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

#97E32B
#A6E84A
#B8EC6F
#C7F08E
#D9F5B2
#E9F9D2

Shades

#70B017
#5F9513
#4E7A10
#3F630D
#2E4809
#1D2D06

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #81CB1A.

How #81CB1A 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#81CB1A
Protanopia#C1C11D
Protanomaly#ABC51C
Deuteranopia#B7B728
Deuteranomaly#A4BF23
Tritanopia#94BFBF
Tritanomaly#8DC499
Achromatopsia#B7B7B7

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #81CB1A in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-81cb1a: #81CB1A;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #81CB1A;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-81cb1a': '#81CB1A' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.506, green: 0.796, blue: 0.102)
Android XML<color name="color_81cb1a">#81CB1A</color>
SVG fillfill="#81CB1A"

More Green Colors

#81CB1A sits in the green family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

000200fdfff5001f00f7fee7002400f7fbf5002c22f5fffa002e00f5fff5003300f0fff000800000db870d542b20483f33cc6646c3995ea50072863991e0b7a3f5d8bcd7bcd1ffed

#81CB1A Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #81CB1A?

#81CB1A is a mid-tone green — rgb(129, 203, 26) in RGB and hsl(85, 77%, 45%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Sheen Green (#8FD400), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 7.08.

What is the RGB value of #81CB1A?

#81CB1A is rgb(129, 203, 26) — red 129, green 203, and blue 26 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #81CB1A?

#81CB1A converts to approximately cmyk(36%, 0%, 87%, 20%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #81CB1A be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #81CB1A scores 2:1 against white and 10.49:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #81CB1A as a CSS color keyword?

No. #81CB1A 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 9.87, which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side.

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