Palettes / Colors / #81EFAE
#81EFAE — Light Green
#81EFAE is a green color we call Light Green, closest to the named color LightGreen (#90EE90). It belongs to the green family.
Color name
Closest CSS keyword: lightgreen (#90EE90) — not an exact match. CSS lightgreen gives you #90EE90, a different color; use #81EFAE when you need this exact shade.
Sources: common names follow widely used color-name references; CSS keywords and their hex values follow the CSS Color specification.
#81EFAE is a warm-leaning green color associated with growth, calm and balance. It is saturated enough to be the accent — buttons, highlights and calls to action — while neutrals do the quiet work around it.
Its strongest partner is its complement #EF81C1; it also sits naturally between #8AEF81 and #81EFE5. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.
Color values
| HEX | #81EFAE |
|---|---|
| RGB | 129, 239, 174 |
| HSL | 145°, 77%, 72% |
| HSV | 145°, 46%, 94% |
| CMYK | 46%, 0%, 27%, 6% |
| XYZ | 47.56, 69.46, 50.94 |
| Yxy | 69.46, 0.2832, 0.4135 |
| CIE-Lab | 86.73, -45.85, 21.85 |
| Hunter Lab | 83.34, -40.16, 18.23 |
RGB & CMYK percentages
Red 51% · Green 94% · Blue 68%
Cyan 46% · Magenta 0% · Yellow 27% · Key 6%
CMYK values are unprofiled approximations for screen reference — not a print-proofing guarantee.
Previews
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CSS code for #81EFAE
.text { color: #81EFAE; }
.background { background-color: #81EFAE; }
.border { border: 3px solid #81EFAE; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(129, 239, 174); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(145, 77%, 72%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #81EFAE; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(129, 239, 174, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #81EFAE; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(129, 239, 174, 0.8); }
HTML: <p style="color:#81EFAE">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#81EFAE">Div content here</div>
Shades of #81EFAE
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Color harmonies
Complementary — #EF81C1:
Analogous:
Triadic:
Contrast & accessibility
| Against white text | 1.41:1 Fails |
|---|---|
| Against black text | 14.89:1 AAA |
Best text color on #81EFAE: #000000.
Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #81EFAE
Text set with opacity blends into the background, so its real contrast is lower than the solid ratios above. Choose a text color and an opacity to see the blended color and its true ratio:
Smaller body text shows the effect best.
Blended color: · Contrast against #81EFAE: ·
How #81EFAE 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 a similar color
These palettes use a close neighbour of #81EFAE rather than the exact color:
Similar colors
The closest colors that actually appear in our palette collection — click any to open its page:
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Frequently asked questions
What color is #81EFAE?
#81EFAE is Light Green, a green color (RGB 129, 239, 174). Its closest standard named color is LightGreen.
What is the RGB and HSL of #81EFAE?
#81EFAE is RGB 129, 239, 174 — HSL 145°, 77%, 72% — CMYK 46%, 0%, 27%, 6%.
What colors go with #81EFAE?
Its complement is #EF81C1; analogous partners are #8AEF81 and #81EFE5. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.
Can I use #81EFAE for text?
Black text on #81EFAE has a contrast ratio of 14.89:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.41:1.