Palettes / Colors / #81EFBA

#81EFBA — Light Green

#81EFBA is a green color we call Light Green, closest to the named color Aquamarine (#7FFFD4). It belongs to the green family.

Color name

Closest CSS keyword: aquamarine (#7FFFD4) — not an exact match. CSS aquamarine gives you #7FFFD4, a different color; use #81EFBA 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.

#81EFBA is a cool 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 #EF81B6; it also sits naturally between #81EF82 and #81EDEF. 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 94% · Blue 73%

Cyan 46% · Magenta 0% · Yellow 22% · Key 6%

CMYK values are unprofiled approximations for screen reference — not a print-proofing guarantee.

Previews

CSS code for #81EFBA

.text { color: #81EFBA; }
.background { background-color: #81EFBA; }
.border { border: 3px solid #81EFBA; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(129, 239, 186); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(151, 77%, 72%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #81EFBA; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(129, 239, 186, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #81EFBA; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(129, 239, 186, 0.8); }

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

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #EF81B6:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #81EFBA: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #81EFBA

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:

How #81EFBA 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 #81EFBA rather than the exact color:

Similar colors

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

Browse neighbouring colors

← #81EFB9  ·  #81EFBB →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #81EFBA?

#81EFBA is Light Green, a green color (RGB 129, 239, 186). Its closest standard named color is Aquamarine.

What is the RGB and HSL of #81EFBA?

#81EFBA is RGB 129, 239, 186 — HSL 151°, 77%, 72% — CMYK 46%, 0%, 22%, 6%.

What colors go with #81EFBA?

Its complement is #EF81B6; analogous partners are #81EF82 and #81EDEF. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #81EFBA for text?

Black text on #81EFBA has a contrast ratio of 14.99:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.40:1.