What color is #81A3AA?

#81A3AA is a grayish cyan, closest to the named color Stormy Waters. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #81A3AA?

The RGB value is 129, 163, 170: 129 red, 163 green and 170 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #81A3AA?

The complementary color is #AA8881, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #81A3AA?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.75:1 and white text 2.71:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#81A3AA color

#81A3AA rgb(129, 163, 170)

Shades of gray

The hex color #81A3AA is a grayish cyan.

In the RGB color model it is made of 50.6% red, 63.9% green and 66.7% blue (129, 163, 170).

Its hue angle is 190°, with 19% saturation and 59% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 24% cyan, 4% magenta, 0% yellow and 33% black.

The closest named color is Stormy Waters (#84A9B0), a difference of 1.8 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.75:1).

#81A3AA color codes

HEX	`#81A3AA`
RGB	`rgb(129, 163, 170)`
RGB percent	`rgb(50.6%, 63.9%, 66.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(190, 19%, 59%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(190, 24%, 67%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(24%, 4%, 0%, 33%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(64.77, -10, -7.46)`
CIE LCH	`lch(64.77, 12.47, 216.72)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(29.404, 33.763, 42.99)`
Decimal	`8496042`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #81A3AA, 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 #81A3AA	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.75:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.71:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#81A3AA as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.71:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.75:1	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 #81A3AA looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #81a3aa; }
.text { color: #81a3aa; }
.border { border: 2px solid #81a3aa; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(129 163 170 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #81a3aa, #818eaa); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Juniper.

Questions

What color is #81A3AA?: #81A3AA is a grayish cyan, closest to the named color Stormy Waters. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #81A3AA?: The RGB value is 129, 163, 170: 129 red, 163 green and 170 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #81A3AA?: The complementary color is #AA8881, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #81A3AA?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.75:1 and white text 2.71:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.