What color is #81D0DF?

#81D0DF is a light, moderate cyan known as Water Nymph. It belongs to the teal family of colors.

What is the RGB value of Water Nymph?

The RGB value is 129, 208, 223: 129 red, 208 green and 223 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of Water Nymph?

The complementary color is #DF9081, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #81D0DF?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 12.02:1 and white text 1.75:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

Water Nymph color: hex code #81D0DF

#81D0DF rgb(129, 208, 223)

Shades of teal

Water Nymph has the hex code #81D0DF. It is a light, moderate cyan.

In the RGB color model it is made of 50.6% red, 81.6% green and 87.5% blue (129, 208, 223).

Its hue angle is 190°, with 59% saturation and 69% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 42% cyan, 7% magenta, 0% yellow and 13% black.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 12.02:1).

Water Nymph (#81D0DF) color codes

HEX	`#81D0DF`
RGB	`rgb(129, 208, 223)`
RGB percent	`rgb(50.6%, 81.6%, 87.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(190, 59%, 69%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(190, 42%, 87%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(42%, 7%, 0%, 13%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(79.1, -20.44, -15.04)`
CIE LCH	`lch(79.1, 25.38, 216.34)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(44.924, 55.103, 78.066)`
Decimal	`8507615`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with Water Nymph, 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 #81D0DF	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	12.02:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.75:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#81D0DF as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.75:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	12.02:1	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 #81D0DF looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #81d0df; }
.text { color: #81d0df; }
.border { border: 2px solid #81d0df; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(129 208 223 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #81d0df, #81a1df); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Sky Blue.

See #81D0DF on its hex code page

Questions

What color is #81D0DF?: #81D0DF is a light, moderate cyan known as Water Nymph. It belongs to the teal family of colors.
What is the RGB value of Water Nymph?: The RGB value is 129, 208, 223: 129 red, 208 green and 223 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of Water Nymph?: The complementary color is #DF9081, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #81D0DF?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 12.02:1 and white text 1.75:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.