What color is #81AAB2?

#81AAB2 is a grayish cyan, closest to the named color Stormy Waters. It belongs to the teal family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #81AAB2?

The RGB value is 129, 170, 178: 129 red, 170 green and 178 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #81AAB2?

The complementary color is #B28981, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #81AAB2?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.33:1 and white text 2.52:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#81AAB2 color

#81AAB2 rgb(129, 170, 178)

Shades of teal

The hex color #81AAB2 is a grayish cyan.

In the RGB color model it is made of 50.6% red, 66.7% green and 69.8% blue (129, 170, 178).

Its hue angle is 190°, with 24% saturation and 60% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 28% cyan, 4% magenta, 0% yellow and 30% black.

The closest named color is Stormy Waters (#84A9B0), a difference of 0.9 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.33:1).

#81AAB2 color codes

HEX	`#81AAB2`
RGB	`rgb(129, 170, 178)`
RGB percent	`rgb(50.6%, 66.7%, 69.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(190, 24%, 60%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(190, 28%, 70%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(28%, 4%, 0%, 30%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(67, -11.88, -8.61)`
CIE LCH	`lch(67, 14.67, 215.93)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(31.461, 36.629, 47.523)`
Decimal	`8497842`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #81AAB2, 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 #81AAB2	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.33:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.52:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#81AAB2 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.52:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.33:1	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 #81AAB2 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #81aab2; }
.text { color: #81aab2; }
.border { border: 2px solid #81aab2; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(129 170 178 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #81aab2, #8191b2); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Cadet Blue.

Questions

What color is #81AAB2?: #81AAB2 is a grayish cyan, closest to the named color Stormy Waters. It belongs to the teal family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #81AAB2?: The RGB value is 129, 170, 178: 129 red, 170 green and 178 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #81AAB2?: The complementary color is #B28981, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #81AAB2?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.33:1 and white text 2.52:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.