What color is #81A3BE?

#81A3BE is a light, desaturated azure, closest to the named color Far Horizons. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #81A3BE?

The RGB value is 129, 163, 190: 129 red, 163 green and 190 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #81A3BE?

The complementary color is #BE9C81, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #81A3BE?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.92:1 and white text 2.65:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#81A3BE color

#81A3BE rgb(129, 163, 190)

Shades of blue

The hex color #81A3BE is a light, desaturated azure.

In the RGB color model it is made of 50.6% red, 63.9% green and 74.5% blue (129, 163, 190).

Its hue angle is 207°, with 32% saturation and 63% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 32% cyan, 14% magenta, 0% yellow and 25% black.

The closest named color is Far Horizons (#7FA2BF), a difference of 0.7 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.92:1).

#81A3BE color codes

HEX	`#81A3BE`
RGB	`rgb(129, 163, 190)`
RGB percent	`rgb(50.6%, 63.9%, 74.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(207, 32%, 63%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(207, 32%, 75%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(32%, 14%, 0%, 25%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(65.42, -5.14, -17.66)`
CIE LCH	`lch(65.42, 18.39, 253.77)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(31.442, 34.578, 53.723)`
Decimal	`8496062`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #81A3BE, 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 #81A3BE	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.92:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.65:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#81A3BE as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.65:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.92:1	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 #81A3BE looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #81a3be; }
.text { color: #81a3be; }
.border { border: 2px solid #81a3be; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(129 163 190 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #81a3be, #8184be); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dusty Blue.

Questions

What color is #81A3BE?: #81A3BE is a light, desaturated azure, closest to the named color Far Horizons. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #81A3BE?: The RGB value is 129, 163, 190: 129 red, 163 green and 190 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #81A3BE?: The complementary color is #BE9C81, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #81A3BE?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.92:1 and white text 2.65:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.