What color is #81D5C6?

#81D5C6 is a light, moderate spring green known as Shore. It belongs to the teal family of colors.

What is the RGB value of Shore?

The RGB value is 129, 213, 198: 129 red, 213 green and 198 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of Shore?

The complementary color is #D58190, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #81D5C6?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 12.27:1 and white text 1.71:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

Shore color: hex code #81D5C6

#81D5C6 rgb(129, 213, 198)

Shades of teal

Shore has the hex code #81D5C6. It is a light, moderate spring green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 50.6% red, 83.5% green and 77.6% blue (129, 213, 198).

Its hue angle is 169°, with 50% saturation and 67% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 39% cyan, 0% magenta, 7% yellow and 16% black.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 12.27:1).

Shore (#81D5C6) color codes

HEX	`#81D5C6`
RGB	`rgb(129, 213, 198)`
RGB percent	`rgb(50.6%, 83.5%, 77.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(169, 50%, 67%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(169, 39%, 84%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(39%, 0%, 7%, 16%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(79.8, -28.99, -0.61)`
CIE LCH	`lch(79.8, 29, 181.21)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(43.037, 56.33, 62.02)`
Decimal	`8508870`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with Shore, based on their position on the color wheel.

Complementary

The color opposite on the color wheel (180°). Strongest contrast.

Analogous

Neighbors 30° either side. Calm, natural combinations.

Split complementary

The two colors next to the complement (150° and 210°).

Triadic

Three colors evenly spaced, 120° apart.

Tetradic (square)

Four colors 90° apart.

Shades, tints and tones

Shades (darker, mixed with black)

Tints (lighter, mixed with white)

Tones (mixed with gray)

Contrast and accessibility

Text on #81D5C6	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	12.27:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.71:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#81D5C6 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.71:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	12.27:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

WCAG 2 asks for 4.5:1 for normal text (AA), 7:1 for AAA, and 3:1 for large text. Check other pairs.

Color blindness simulation

How #81D5C6 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #81d5c6; }
.text { color: #81d5c6; }
.border { border: 2px solid #81d5c6; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(129 213 198 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #81d5c6, #81bad5); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Turquoise.

See #81D5C6 on its hex code page

Questions

What color is #81D5C6?: #81D5C6 is a light, moderate spring green known as Shore. It belongs to the teal family of colors.
What is the RGB value of Shore?: The RGB value is 129, 213, 198: 129 red, 213 green and 198 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of Shore?: The complementary color is #D58190, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #81D5C6?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 12.27:1 and white text 1.71:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.