#81a49d

Color #81a49d

A muted medium green.

Closest named color Cadet Blue #5f9ea0 · ΔE 10.08 Nearest Tailwind class mist-400 #9ca8ab · ΔE 10.2

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Conversions

HEX

#81a49d

RGB

rgb(129, 164, 157)

HSL

hsl(168, 16.1%, 57.5%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(168, 21.3%, 64.3%)

CMYK

cmyk(21.3%, 0%, 4.3%, 35.7%)

LAB

lab(64.68, -13.46, -0.32)

LCH

lch(64.68, 13.46, 181.36)

OKLCH

oklch(69.1%, 0.0398, 181.58)

HWB

hwb(168, 50.6%, 35.7%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#a48188

Analogous

#81a48c

#81a49d

#819aa4

Triadic

#81a49d

#9d81a4

#a49d81

Split-complementary

#81a49d

#a4819a

#a48c81

Tetradic

#81a49d

#8188a4

#a48188

#a49d81

Square

#81a49d

#8c81a4

#a48188

#9aa481

Shades

Color #81a49d mixed toward black.

#678e86

#52716b

#3e5550

#293936

#151c1b

Tints

Color #81a49d mixed toward white.

#96b3ad

#abc2be

#c0d2ce

#d5e1de

#eaf0ef

Tones

Color #81a49d mixed toward gray.

#84a19b

#879e9a

#8a9b98

#8d9896

#909694

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.72:1

Aa Black text on this color

7.73:1

Black text reads better on this background (7.73:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#91929f · ΔE 17.9

Deuteranopia

#8f8d9f · ΔE 20.8

Tritanopia

#83a0a0 · ΔE 4

Achromatopsia

#9d9d9d · ΔE 13.9

Left half is the original, right half is the simulated appearance. See all 8 vision types →

Code

CSS

background-color: #81a49d;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#81a49d]

Related colors

Turquoise #40e0d0

Aquamarine #7fffd4

Medium Aquamarine #66cdaa

Light Sea Green #20b2aa

Medium Turquoise #48d1cc

Medium Spring Green #00fa9a

Frequently asked questions

#81a49d (#81a49d) is rgb(129, 164, 157) in RGB.

No, #81a49d is not one of the 216 web-safe colors — for that, every RGB channel would have to be a multiple of 51.

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