#81866C

Accessibility

5.56:1

Vs white / black

3.78:1 · 5.56:1

Sources

Library color

Codes

Formats

HEX

#81866c

RGB

rgb(129, 134, 108)

RGBA

rgba(129, 134, 108, 1)

HSL

hsl(72, 11%, 47%)

HSLA

hsla(72, 11%, 47%, 1)

HSV

hsv(72, 19%, 53%)

LAB

lab(54.87% -6.66 13.41)

LCH

lch(54.87% 14.97 116.41)

OKLAB

oklab(0.6085 -0.017 0.0344)

OKLCH

oklch(0.6085 0.0384 116.3)

XYZ

xyz(20.28, 22.80, 17.52)

CMYK

cmyk(4%, 0%, 19%, 47%)

CSS

color: #81866c;

CSS variable

--color-81866c: #81866c;

SCSS

$color-81866c: #81866c;

JavaScript

const color = "#81866c";

TypeScript

const color: string = "#81866c";

React

style={{ backgroundColor: "#81866c" }}

JSON

{ "hex": "#81866c", "rgb": { "r": 129, "g": 134, "b": 108 }, "oklch": "oklch(0.6085 0.0384 116.3)" }

Export

Developer code

css

:root {
  --#81866c-1: #81866c;
}

Design systems

Nearest official tokens

An arbitrary HEX is not an official Tailwind, Material, or Bootstrap color. Distance is CIEDE2000.

Nearest Tailwind color

neutral-500

Very different · ΔE 13.71 · #737373

Nearest CSS named color

Gray

Very different · ΔE 12.2 · #808080

Nearest Material color

grey-600

Very different · ΔE 13.35 · #757575

Nearest Bootstrap color

secondary

Very different · ΔE 17.63 · #6C757D

OKLCH

Perceptual 50–950 scale

Generated in OKLCH from this hex. Not an official Tailwind scale unless the hex itself is a Tailwind token.

50f4f7e6 100e6ead7 200d3d7c1 300bcc1a8 400a0a58a 50084896f 6006f735c 700585c49 800434636 9002e3124 9501a1c11

Palette

Tints & shades

Full scale from light tints through the base color into deep shades

f5f5f3 eaebe7 e0e1da d5d7ce cbcdc2 c0c3b6 b6b8a9 abae9d a1a491 969a85 8c9078 81866c 767b63 6c705a 616551 565948 4b4e3f 414336 36382d 2b2d24 20221b 151612 0b0b09

Palette

Tints

Mixed toward white — soft backgrounds and highlights

f5f5f3 eaebe7 e0e1da d5d7ce cbcdc2 c0c3b6 b6b8a9 abae9d a1a491 969a85 8c9078

Palette

Shades

Mixed toward black — depth, text, and emphasis

767b63 6c705a 616551 565948 4b4e3f 414336 36382d 2b2d24 20221b 151612 0b0b09

Palette

Tones

Mixed toward neutral grey — muted UI surfaces

81866e 81856f 818571 818473 818474 818376 808378 808279 80827b 80817d 80817e

Harmony

Complementary

Opposite on the color wheel for contrast

#81866CStop 1 #706B85Stop 2

Harmony

Analogous

Neighbors that sit comfortably together

#857D6BStop 1 #81866CStop 2 #73856BStop 3

Harmony

Triadic

Evenly spaced triad for vibrant sets

#81866CStop 1 #6B8085Stop 2 #856B80Stop 3

Harmony

Split complementary

Base plus two accents beside the complement

#81866CStop 1 #6B7385Stop 2 #7D6B85Stop 3

Harmony

Monochromatic

Same hue, varied lightness and saturation

#36392DStop 1 #5F634FStop 2 #888E71Stop 3 #ACB09CStop 4 #CFD2C6Stop 5

Using this color

Where #81866c works

#81866C (#81866c) sits in the lime family at about 72° hue, 11% saturation, and 47% lightness. Contrast is 3.78:1 on white and 5.56:1 on black, so near-black labels read more clearly on the swatch itself. Nearest Tailwind token: neutral-500 (approximation unless the hex is an official scale stop).

Sensible jobs for this swatch

supporting UI accents
large titles on light backgrounds (WCAG AA Large)
text or icons on charcoal / dark mode

Do not use #81866c as small body text on white — 3.78:1 misses WCAG AA (4.5:1). Pair it with a darker shade from the scale below, or check pairs in the contrast checker.

Low saturation makes this easy to overuse as a neutral. Keep one chromatic accent elsewhere so the interface does not go muddy.

Family context: Energy, youth, and experimentation. High-visibility accents and playful UIs. Common uses still include buttons, charts, and accents in the Lime range — always verify the pair for this exact hex in the contrast checker.

Similar & related colors

Nearby colors from the library by perceptual distance

Web Safe #999966#999966 Spectrum #8D863F#8D863F Gray#808080 Spectrum #6C7737#6C7737 Asbestos#7F8C8D Spectrum #798033#798033 Web Safe #669966#669966 Spectrum #618038#618038 Material Grey 600#757575 Spectrum #869541#869541 Spectrum #726C36#726C36 Spectrum #688433#688433

Where #81866c works

Sensible jobs for this swatch

supporting UI accents

large titles on light backgrounds (WCAG AA Large)

text or icons on charcoal / dark mode

Do not use #81866c as small body text on white — 3.78:1 misses WCAG AA (4.5:1). Pair it with a darker shade from the scale below, or check pairs in the contrast checker.

Low saturation makes this easy to overuse as a neutral. Keep one chromatic accent elsewhere so the interface does not go muddy.