Palettes / Colors / #81CA96

#81CA96 — Muted Green

#81CA96 is a green color we call Muted Green, closest to the named color DarkSeaGreen (#8FBC8F). It belongs to the green family.

#81CA96 is a warm-leaning green color associated with growth, calm and balance. It sits comfortably in the middle: usable for large areas in soft schemes, or as a supporting color beside something stronger.

Its strongest partner is its complement #CA81B6; it also sits naturally between #91CA81 and #81CABA. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.

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Color values

RGB & CMYK percentages

Red 51% · Green 79% · Blue 59%

Cyan 36% · Magenta 0% · Yellow 26% · Key 21%

Previews

CSS code for #81CA96

.text { color: #81CA96; }
.background { background-color: #81CA96; }
.border { border: 3px solid #81CA96; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(129, 202, 150); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(137, 41%, 65%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #81CA96; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(129, 202, 150, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #81CA96; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(129, 202, 150, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#81CA96">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#81CA96">Div content here</div>

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #CA81B6:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #81CA96: #000000.

How #81CA96 looks with color blindness

Simulated with standard Machado color-vision-deficiency matrices — useful when this color carries meaning in charts, maps or interfaces:

Closest design-system colors

The nearest matches in the Tailwind CSS, Material Design and Bootstrap palettes — handy when you need a framework class instead of a raw hex:

Palettes with #81CA96 or a close neighbour

Similar colors

The closest colors that actually appear in our palette collection — click any to open its page:

Browse neighbouring colors

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Frequently asked questions

What color is #81CA96?

#81CA96 is Muted Green, a green color (RGB 129, 202, 150). Its closest standard named color is DarkSeaGreen.

What is the RGB and HSL of #81CA96?

#81CA96 is RGB 129, 202, 150 — HSL 137°, 41%, 65% — CMYK 36%, 0%, 26%, 21%.

What colors go with #81CA96?

Its complement is #CA81B6; analogous partners are #91CA81 and #81CABA. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #81CA96 for text?

Black text on #81CA96 has a contrast ratio of 10.82:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.94:1.