Information about #81AF49 color

#81AF49 color image

Basic facts about this digital color

#81AF49 falls into the Chartreuse Color Family — Moderate Saturation, Light brightness. The mix behind it: rgb(129, 175, 73) — 50.6% red, 68.6% green, 28.6% blue; the print equivalent is CMYK 18 / 0 / 40 / 31. New to color codes? See our guide to RGB color codes.

#81AF49 presents itself as a clearly saturated yellow-green — one that carries an easy, daylight feel. In practice it works well for versatile mid-ground roles, from cards to secondary buttons. In The Official Register of Color Names it is a hair away from Moderate Spring Bud (#85A84A). Slightly further away sit Moderate Chartreuse Green (#79A84A) and Go (#76AD4C).

The recipe behind #81AF49 is rgb(129, 175, 73), with green as the dominant ingredient. Accessibility-wise, black text works best on #81AF49: 8.2:1 contrast (passing WCAG AAA) versus 2.6:1 for white. Like most of the 16.7 million digital colors, this one is still waiting for a name — naming it takes a minute.

#81AF49 color variations

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

#81AF49 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

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

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

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

Tetradic

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

Tetradic color scheme

Square

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

Square color scheme

Nearest named colors to #81AF49

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

Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#81AF49
  • RGB129, 175, 73
  • CMYK18, 0, 40, 31
  • CSSrgb(129, 175, 73)
  • HSL87°, 41%, 49%
  • HSL Precise87.059°, 41.129%, 48.627%
  • HSV87°, 58%, 69%
  • HSB87°, 58%, 69%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.506
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.686
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.286
  • GLSLvec3(0.506, 0.686, 0.286)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.506, 0.686, 0.286, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.506, 0.686, 0.286)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB50.6%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB68.6%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB28.6%
  • Color FamilyChartreuse
  • Saturation FamilyModerate Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyLight
  • HEX ID81AF49
  • DECIMAL ID8499017
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
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  • Counting from2025-01-01