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#81EE9B Color

#81EE9B is rgb(129, 238, 155) in RGB, hsl(134, 76%, 72%) in HSL, and about cmyk(46%, 0%, 35%, 7%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Light Green (#90EE90), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 6.95. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#81EE9B
HEX#81EE9B
RGBrgb(129, 238, 155)
HSLhsl(134, 76%, 72%)
HSVhsv(134, 46%, 93%)
CMYKcmyk(46%, 0%, 35%, 7%)
OKLCHoklch(86.3% 0.153 149.9)
LABlab(86.09% -46.01 30.14)
LCHlch(86.09% 55.01 146.77)

What #81EE9B 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 #81EE9B, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Light Green#90EE90ΔE 6.95Pale Green#98FB98ΔE 9.19Very Light Malachite Green#64E986ΔE 10.64Mint#98FF98ΔE 10.96Pastel Green#77DD77ΔE 11.7Android Green#3DDC84ΔE 13.6

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

#81EE9B Channel Values

How #81EE9B 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 238 · B 1558-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 134° · S 76% · L 72%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 134° · S 46% · V 93%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 46% · M 0% · Y 35% · K 7%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance1.43:1 vs white · 14.64:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #81EE9B 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 text1.43:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text14.64:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #81EE9B in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #81EE9B

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #81EE9B; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#81EE9B
Complementary
#EE81D5
Analogous
#9EEE81
Analogous
#81EED1
Triadic
#9B81EE
Triadic
#EE9B81
Split comp.
#D181EE
Split comp.
#EE819E

Tints & Shades of #81EE9B

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

#93F0A9
#A1F2B4
#B3F5C2
#C5F7D0
#D7F9DF
#E4FBE9

Shades

#54E877
#2CE257
#1AC141
#149432
#0E6723
#093F15

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #81EE9B.

How #81EE9B 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#81EE9B
Protanopia#E0E09C
Protanomaly#C1E69B
Deuteranopia#D2D29F
Deuteranomaly#B7DE9D
Tritanopia#92E6E6
Tritanomaly#8BE9CC
Achromatopsia#D7D7D7

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #81EE9B in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-81ee9b: #81EE9B;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #81EE9B;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-81ee9b': '#81EE9B' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.506, green: 0.933, blue: 0.608)
Android XML<color name="color_81ee9b">#81EE9B</color>
SVG fillfill="#81EE9B"

More Green Colors

#81EE9B sits in the green family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

000200fdfff5001f00f7fee7002400f7fbf5002c22f5fffa002e00f5fff5003300f0fff000800000db870d542b20483f33cc6646c3995ea50072863991e0b7a3f5d8bcd7bcd1ffed

#81EE9B Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #81EE9B?

#81EE9B is a light green — rgb(129, 238, 155) in RGB and hsl(134, 76%, 72%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Light Green (#90EE90), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 6.95.

What is the RGB value of #81EE9B?

#81EE9B is rgb(129, 238, 155) — red 129, green 238, and blue 155 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #81EE9B?

#81EE9B converts to approximately cmyk(46%, 0%, 35%, 7%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #81EE9B be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #81EE9B scores 1.43:1 against white and 14.64:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #81EE9B as a CSS color keyword?

No. #81EE9B 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 lightgreen (#90EE90) at a CIE76 distance of 6.95, which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side.

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Keep exploring: every green in the color library, the guide to shades of green, or the full color library.