#81a79e Color Information

#81a79e Color Information
Details | Shades, Tints, and Tones | Variations | Color Coordinates | Color Schemes | HTML+CSS Examples | Coding & Programming | Color Blindness | Accessibility | Related Colors

The hexadecimal value (hex value) of this color is #81a79e, and its official name is Scenario. In RGB, it consists of 50.6% Red, 65.5% Green, and 62.0% Blue. Likewise, in the CMYK color space, it consists of 22.8% Cyan, 0% Magenta, 5.4% Yellow, and 34.5% Black. On the color wheel, its Hue is found at 165.8°, with saturation of 17.8% and lightness of 58%. The decimal value for #81a79e is 8497054, and its nearest "web safe" color is #999999. In the RGB color space, the strongest component for #81a79e is green. In the CMYK color space, its strongest component is black. And in the RYB color space, its strongest component is blue.
  • HexHex code for this color#81a79e Copy
  • NameThe common name of this colorScenario Copy
  • RGBRed, Green, Blue composition for this color129, 167, 158 Copy
  • RGB PercentPercent Red, Green, Blue composition for this color50.6%, 65.5%, 62.0% Copy
  • CMYCyan, Magenta, Yellow composition for this color0.494, 0.345, 0.380 Copy
  • CMYKCyan, Magenta, Yellow, Black composition for this color0.228, 0, 0.054, 0.345 Copy
  • HSLHue, Saturation, Lightness combination for this color165.8°, 17.8%, 58.0% Copy
  • HSV (or HSB)Hue, Saturation, Brightness combination for this color165.8°, 22.8%, 65.5% Copy
  • XYZCIE 1931 color space XYZ coordinates for this color29.044, 34.773, 37.529 Copy
  • RYBRed, Yellow, Blue composition for this color129, 151, 167 Copy
  • DecimalDecimal representation of this color's hex code8497054 Copy
  • CIE-LABCIELAB color space coordinates for this color65.572, -14.827, 0.414 Copy
  • CIE-LCHCIE-LCH color space coordinates for this color (chroma, hue, etc.)65.572, 14.833, 178.401 Copy
  • CIE-LUVCIE-LUV color space coordinates for this color65.572, -19.329, 3.014 Copy
  • Hunter LabHunter-Lab color space coordinates for this color58.969, -15.280, 3.545 Copy
  • xyYCIE xyY color space coordinates for this color0.287, 0.343, 34.773 Copy
  • AndroidValue of this color in Android development4286687134 / 0xff81a79e Copy
  • Web SafeHex code of the nearest "web safe" version of this color#999999 Copy
Last Updated: October 6, 2024

Shades of #81a79e

Shades are created by adding black to or removing lightness from a particular color. For #81a79e, its pure hue is 165.8° on the color wheel and its saturation is 17.8%, and its lightness is 58.0%. As the amount of black is added to this hue and we reduce its lightness, the result is increasingly darker shades tints. The palette given below provides 9 different shades of #81a79e, which — excluding black and our original color — range from #101514 to #71928a.

Tints of #81a79e

Tints are created by adding white or lightness to a particular color. For #81a79e, its pure hue is 165.8° on the color wheel and its saturation is 17.8%, and its lightness is 58.0%. As the amount of white (lightness) is added to this hue, the result is increasingly lighter tints. The following palette gives 9 different tints of #81a79e, which — excluding white and our original color — range from #91b2aa to #eff4f3.

Tones of #81a79e

Tones are the result of adding gray to a pure hue. In the case of #81a79e, its pure hue is 165.8° on the color wheel and its saturation is 17.8%, so we increase this saturation to create more colorful tones, and decrease the saturation to create grayer tones. The palette shown below gives 9 different tones of #81a79e, which range from #949494 (the grayest / 0% saturation) to #29ffcc (the most colorful / 100% saturation).

Variations of #81a79e

There are several ways to create color variations and premutations of #81a79e! For #81a79e, there are 6 variations of the color that can be created by swapping its Red, Green, and Blue color positions, of which 5 are different from our original color. Among these six variations, there are 6 unique colors including our original color, #81a79e. Click on these colors to learn more about them, too!

Color Coordinates of #81a79e

This color, #81a79e, consists of 50.6% Red, 65.5% Green, and 62.0% Blue, resulting in color coordinates Red = 129, Green = 167, Blue = 158. Likewise, the CMYK color space composition for #81a79e is 22.8% Cyan, 0% Magenta, 5.4% Yellow, and 34.5% Black. These values are shown in the following charts and tables.

R50.6%
C22.8%
G65.5%
M0.0%
B62.0%
Y5.4%
K34.5%
Color Base R (Red) G (Green) B (Blue)
Decimal 129 167 158
Octal 201 247 236
Hexa #81 #a7 #9e
Binary 10000001 10100111 10011110
Color Base C (Cyan) M (Magenta) Y (Yellow) Y (Black)
Decimal 22 0 5 34
Octal 26 0 5 42
Hexa #16 #00 #05 #22
Binary 00010110 00000000 00000101 00100010

Analogous Colors of #81a79e

Analogous colors are located 30 degrees away from a color's hue on the color wheel. For #81a79e — which has hue 165.8° — its analogous colors are located at 135.8° and 195.8° on the color wheel, with the same saturation and lightness as #81a79e.

Triadic Colors of #81a79e

Triadic colors are located 120 degrees away from a color's hue on the color wheel, which means the original color and its triadic colors are equidistant from one another on the color wheel and form a triangle. For #81a79e — which has hue 165.8° — its triadic colors are located at 45.8° and 285.8° on the color wheel, with the same saturation and lightness as #81a79e.

Complementary Color of #81a79e

A complementary color is located opposite a color on the color wheel (180 degrees away). For #81a79e — which has hue 165.8° — its complementary color is located at 345.8° on the color wheel, with the same saturation and lightness as #81a79e.

Split Complementary Colors of #81a79e

Split complementary colors are the analogs of a color's complement, which places them 210 degrees away on the color wheel from an original color. For #81a79e — which has hue 165.8° — its split complementary colors its split complementary colors are located at 15.8° and 315.8° on the color wheel, with the same saturation and lightness as #81a79e.

Tetradic Colors of #81a79e

Tetradic colors are two sets of complementary colors on either side of a color wheel from each other, forming a rectangle on the color wheel. For #81a79e — which has hue 165.8° — its tetradic colors are located at 75.8°, 165.8°, 255.8°, and 345.8° on the color wheel, with the same saturation and lightness as #81a79e.

Monochromatic Colors of #81a79e

Monochromatic colors are colors that share a common hue but that have different saturations and lightness. For #81a79e, we show 9 different monochromatic colors of it, ranging from #566763 — (which has very low saturation and very low lightness) — to #bbd8d1 (which has a very high saturation and very high lightness).

HTML+CSS Examples & Previews of #81a79e

We want to make getting started with #81a79e on your website fast and easy! Below are 8 examples of how to integrate #81a79e into a website using HTML+CSS. These examples include showing how #81a79e can be used to color text, backgrounds, shadows, and borders, as well as how it can be used as a solid fill or gradient fill for rectangles. These examples principally make use of <span> and <div> tags, although the CSS shown in particular can be repurposed to make use of #81a79e with other HTML elements.

#81a79e Foreground / Text Color

The color of this text is #81a79e.
<span style="color: #81a79e;">The color of this text is #81a79e.</span>

#81a79e Background Color

The background color for this text is #81a79e.
<div style="background-color: #81a79e; width:100%; height:100%; display: flex; justify-content: center; align-items: center;">The background color for this text is #81a79e.</div>

#81a79e Text Shadow Color

This color for the shadow of this text is #81a79e.
<span style="text-shadow: 3px 3px 3px #81a79e;">This color for the shadow of this text is #81a79e.</span>

#81a79e Border Color

This is a div with border color #81a79e.
<div style="border: #81a79e 4px solid;width:100%; height:100%; display: flex; justify-content: center; align-items: center;">This is a div with border color #81a79e.</div>

#81a79e Color Rectangle on a White Background

This is a rectangle of color #81a79e on a white background.
<div style="background-color: #ffffff; padding: 60px; width:100%; height: 100%;"><div style="background-color: #81a79e; width:100%; height:100%; padding: 10px; display: flex; justify-content: center; align-items: center;">This is a rectangle of color #81a79e on a white background.</div></div>

#81a79e Color Rectangle on a Black Background

This is a rectangle of color #81a79e on a black background.
<div style="background-color: #000000; padding: 60px; width:100%; height: 100%;"><div style="background-color: #81a79e; width:100%; height:100%; padding: 10px; display: flex; justify-content: center; align-items: center;">This is a rectangle of color #81a79e on a black background.</div></div>

Gradient from #81a79e to White

This is a gradient from #81a79e to white.
<div style="background: -webkit-linear-gradient(left,#81a79e,white); /* Firefox */ background: linear-gradient(to right,#81a79e,white); /* Safari */ background: -o-linear-gradient(left,#81a79e,white); /* Opera */ background: -moz-linear-gradient(left,#81a79e,white); width:100%; height:100%; display: flex; justify-content: center; align-items: center;">This is a gradient from #81a79e to white.</div>

Gradient from #81a79e to Black

This is a gradient from #81a79e to black.
<div style="background: -webkit-linear-gradient(left,#81a79e,black); /* Firefox */ background: linear-gradient(to right,#81a79e,black); /* Safari */ background: -o-linear-gradient(left,#81a79e,black); /* Opera */ background: -moz-linear-gradient(left,#81a79e,black); color: #ffffff; width:100%; height:100%; display: flex; justify-content: center; align-items: center;">This is a gradient from #81a79e to black.</div>

Coding & Programming with #81a79e

In addition to using #81a79e on the web, we know you might want to use it in your mobile and desktop apps, too. Whatever your needs, the table below shows how to access #81a79e in the language and environment of your choice. These code snippets are principally the hexadecimal representation of #81a79e, or the RGB color coordinates for the same (Red = 129, Green = 167, Blue = 158). If you need details about the color coordinates of #81a79e in other color spaces, refer to these details as provided toward the top of this page.

Language Environment Code Snippet
HTML + CSS (Hex Code) Web #81a79e
HTML + CSS (RGB Code) Web rgb(129, 167, 158)
CSS Background Color Web .myclass { background-color: #81a79e; }
CSS Foreground + Text Color Web .myclass { color: #81a79e; }
CSS Border Color Web .myclass { border: 2px solid #81a79e; }
Java (Multi-platform) new Color(129, 167, 158);
Python (Multi-platform) Color("#81a79e")
Swift iOS UIColor(red:129, green:167, blue:158, alpha:1.0000)
Objective-C (iOS) iOS [UIColor colorWithRed:129 green:167 blue:158 alpha:1.0000];
OpenGL (Graphics) glColor3f(129f, 167f, 158f);
C# / .NET Windows Color.FromArgb(129, 167, 158);
 

#81a79e Color Blindness

Not everyone can see #81a79e the same way. For those with color blindness, #81a79e might look very, very different. Here, we simulate eight examples of color blindness, and how #81a79e looks next to each one of them. In all cases, #81a79e is placed in a circle in the upper-left corner of each of the below boxes, with the color in the rest of those boxes signifying how #81a79e looks for someone with that type of color blindness. Many people will perceive close similarities between the colors in these boxes and the colors in the circles — with some noticing particular similarities. We offer this insight so that as you make choices about colors to use for your purposes, you can make an informed decision about whether #81a79e will be a good fit for everyone in your audience!

Trichromacy

Protanomaly
Affects 1 in 100 Men & 1 in 10,000 Women

Deuteranomaly
Affects 1 in 17 Men & 1 in 250 Women

Tritanomaly
Affects 1 in 10,000

Dichromacy

Protanopia
Affects 1 in 100, Mostly Men

Deuteranopia
Affects 1 in 100, Mostly Men

Tritanopia
Affects 1 in 100,000

Monochromacy

Achromatopsia
Affects 1 in 20,000

Achromatopsia
Affects 1 in 100,000

Accessibility

Not Accessibility Recommended

We analyzed whether #81a79e is an accessible color when used as a text / foreground color against a white background. This analysis is based on the Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG) 2 Level issued by W3C. Based on this analysis, we calculate a contrast ratio against white of approximately 2.6:1 against white. Under both the AA and AAA level standards, this is not a high enough ratio to be considered accessible for either normal size or large text.

WCAG AA
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WCAG AA
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WCAG AAA
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WCAG AAA
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