Information about #81AE37 color

#81AE37 color image

Basic facts about this digital color

#81AE37 falls into the Chartreuse Color Family — Moderate Saturation, Light brightness. The mix behind it: rgb(129, 174, 55) — 50.6% red, 68.2% green, 21.6% blue; the print equivalent is CMYK 18 / 0 / 47 / 32. Curious how these numbers work? Read our RGB color codes guide.

#81AE37 presents itself as a clearly saturated yellow-green — one that carries an easy, daylight feel. It is a natural fit for balanced palettes where no single element should shout. In The Official Register of Color Names it is a near neighbor of Leaf (#71AA34). Slightly further away sit Sushi (#7C9F2F) and Nasty Green (#70B23F).

Technically, the mix leans on its green channel (rgb(129, 174, 55)), which gives #81AE37 its character. On this background, black text reaches a 8.0:1 contrast ratio (passing WCAG AAA); white stays at 2.6:1. Out of 16,777,216 possible colors, #81AE37 is still unnamed — it can be claimed and named in The Official Register of Color Names.

#81AE37 color variations

View this color variations of tints, shades, tones and hues.

#81AE37 color tints

Tints look brighter, pastel, and less intense.
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White

#FFFFFF

#81AE37 color shades

Shades look darker, richer, and more solid.
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Black

#000000

#81AE37 color tones

Tones looks more sophisticated and complex than base colors.
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Grey

#808080

#81AE37 color hues

A hue refers to the basic neighbors of color and is variation of base color on the color wheel.
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#81AE37 color harmonies

Color harmonies are pleasing color schemes created according to their position on a color wheel.

Complementary

Complementary color schemes are made by picking two opposite colors con the color wheel. They appear vibrant near to each other.

Complementary color schemes
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Split complementary

Split complementary schemes are like complementary but they uses two adiacent colors of the complement. They are more flexible than complementary ones.

Split complementary color scheme
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#A037AE
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Analogous

Analogous color schemes are made by picking three colors that are next to each other on the color wheel. They are perceived as calm and serene.

Analogous color scheme
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Triadic

Triadic color schemes are created by picking three colors equally spaced on the color wheel. They appear quite contrasted and multicolored.

Triadic color scheme
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Tetradic

Tetradic color schemes are made form two couples of complementary colors in a rectangular shape on the color wheel.

Tetradic color scheme
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Square

Square color schemes are like tetradic arranged in a square instead of rectangle. Colors appear even more contrasting.

Square color scheme
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Nearest named colors to #81AE37

The closest officially registered color names in the Register, ordered by similarity — your shade’s neighborhood is already being claimed.

Leaf color link
Leaf

#71AA34

Sushi color link
Sushi

#7C9F2F

Nasty Green color link
Nasty Green

#70B23F

Moderate Spring Bud color link
Moderate Spring Bud

#85A84A

Moderate Chartreuse Green color link
Moderate Chartreuse Green

#79A84A

Lima color link
Lima

#7AAC21

Asda Green color link
Asda Green

#7DC242

Pomelo color link
Pomelo

#96A53C

Go color link
Go

#76AD4C

Green Snake color link
Green Snake

#6CBB3C

Icky Green color link
Icky Green

#8FAE22

Moderate Lime Green color link
Moderate Lime Green

#91A84A

#81AE37 color backgrounds & wallpapers

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Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#81AE37
  • RGB129, 174, 55
  • CMYK18, 0, 47, 32
  • CSSrgb(129, 174, 55)
  • HSL83°, 52%, 45%
  • HSL Precise82.689°, 51.965%, 44.902%
  • HSV83°, 68%, 68%
  • HSB83°, 68%, 68%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.506
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.682
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.216
  • GLSLvec3(0.506, 0.682, 0.216)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.506, 0.682, 0.216, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.506, 0.682, 0.216)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB50.6%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB68.2%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB21.6%
  • Color FamilyChartreuse
  • Saturation FamilyModerate Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyLight
  • HEX ID81AE37
  • DECIMAL ID8498743
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
  • Seen by search & AI crawlers22 times
  • Counting from2025-01-01

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