Information about #81BA17 color

#81BA17 color image

Basic facts about this digital color

In the Register's classification, #81BA17 belongs to the Chartreuse Color Family, featuring High Saturation and Light brightness. The mix behind it: rgb(129, 186, 23) — 50.6% red, 72.9% green, 9% blue; the print equivalent is CMYK 22 / 0 / 64 / 27. New to color codes? See our guide to RGB color codes.

#81BA17 is a vivid, lively chartreuse that sits on the lighter side of the spectrum. In practice it works well for bold branding moments and attention-grabbing details. In The Official Register of Color Names it is a near neighbor of Dark Lemon Lime (#8BBE1B). Nearby in the Register you will also find Lima (#7AAC21) and Pea Green (#8EAB12).

In RGB terms — rgb(129, 186, 23) — the green channel does the heavy lifting here. If you plan to put text on a #81BA17 background, choose black — the contrast ratio is 9.0:1 (passing WCAG AAA), while white manages only 2.3:1. Out of 16,777,216 possible colors, #81BA17 is still unnamed — it can be claimed and named in The Official Register of Color Names.

#81BA17 color variations

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

#81BA17 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 #81BA17

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

Lima color link
Lima

#7AAC21

Pea Green color link
Pea Green

#8EAB12

Sickly Green color link
Sickly Green

#94B21C

Icky Green color link
Icky Green

#8FAE22

Dark Lime color link
Dark Lime

#84B701

Alien Green color link
Alien Green

#6CC417

Christi color link
Christi

#71A91D

Dizzy Lizzy color link
Dizzy Lizzy

#81CA2B

Apple Green color link
Apple Green

#8DB600

Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#81BA17
  • RGB129, 186, 23
  • CMYK22, 0, 64, 27
  • CSSrgb(129, 186, 23)
  • HSL81°, 78%, 41%
  • HSL Precise80.982°, 77.99%, 40.98%
  • HSV81°, 88%, 73%
  • HSB81°, 88%, 73%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.506
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.729
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.090
  • GLSLvec3(0.506, 0.729, 0.090)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.506, 0.729, 0.090, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.506, 0.729, 0.090)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB50.6%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB72.9%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB9%
  • Color FamilyChartreuse
  • Saturation FamilyHigh Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyLight
  • HEX ID81BA17
  • DECIMAL ID8501783
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
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  • Counting from2025-01-01