What color is #81A9A6?

#81A9A6 is a grayish cyan, closest to the named color Harbour Mist. It belongs to the teal family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #81A9A6?

The RGB value is 129, 169, 166: 129 red, 169 green and 166 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #81A9A6?

The complementary color is #A98184, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #81A9A6?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.16:1 and white text 2.57:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#81A9A6 color

#81A9A6 rgb(129, 169, 166)

Shades of teal

The hex color #81A9A6 is a grayish cyan.

In the RGB color model it is made of 50.6% red, 66.3% green and 65.1% blue (129, 169, 166).

Its hue angle is 176°, with 19% saturation and 58% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 24% cyan, 0% magenta, 2% yellow and 34% black.

The closest named color is Harbour Mist (#88AAAA), a difference of 2.4 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.16:1).

#81A9A6 color codes

HEX	`#81A9A6`
RGB	`rgb(129, 169, 166)`
RGB percent	`rgb(50.6%, 66.3%, 65.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(176, 19%, 58%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(176, 24%, 66%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(24%, 0%, 2%, 34%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(66.36, -14.12, -2.88)`
CIE LCH	`lch(66.36, 14.41, 191.51)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(30.122, 35.795, 41.391)`
Decimal	`8497574`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #81A9A6, 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 #81A9A6	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.16:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.57:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#81A9A6 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.57:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.16:1	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 #81A9A6 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #81a9a6; }
.text { color: #81a9a6; }
.border { border: 2px solid #81a9a6; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(129 169 166 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #81a9a6, #8198a9); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Cadet Blue.

Questions

What color is #81A9A6?: #81A9A6 is a grayish cyan, closest to the named color Harbour Mist. It belongs to the teal family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #81A9A6?: The RGB value is 129, 169, 166: 129 red, 169 green and 166 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #81A9A6?: The complementary color is #A98184, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #81A9A6?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.16:1 and white text 2.57:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.