What color is #81ADA6?

#81ADA6 is a grayish spring green, closest to the named color Treetop. It belongs to the teal family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #81ADA6?

The RGB value is 129, 173, 166: 129 red, 173 green and 166 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #81ADA6?

The complementary color is #AD8188, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #81ADA6?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.46:1 and white text 2.48:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#81ADA6 color

#81ADA6 rgb(129, 173, 166)

Shades of teal

The hex color #81ADA6 is a grayish spring green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 50.6% red, 67.8% green and 65.1% blue (129, 173, 166).

Its hue angle is 170°, with 21% saturation and 59% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 25% cyan, 0% magenta, 4% yellow and 32% black.

The closest named color is Treetop (#91B6AC), a difference of 3.5 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.46:1).

#81ADA6 color codes

HEX	`#81ADA6`
RGB	`rgb(129, 173, 166)`
RGB percent	`rgb(50.6%, 67.8%, 65.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(170, 21%, 59%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(170, 25%, 68%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(25%, 0%, 4%, 32%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(67.51, -16.22, -1.2)`
CIE LCH	`lch(67.51, 16.26, 184.23)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(30.878, 37.306, 41.643)`
Decimal	`8498598`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #81ADA6, 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 #81ADA6	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.46:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.48:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#81ADA6 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.48:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.46:1	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 #81ADA6 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #81ada6; }
.text { color: #81ada6; }
.border { border: 2px solid #81ada6; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(129 173 166 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #81ada6, #819ead); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Cadet Blue.

Questions

What color is #81ADA6?: #81ADA6 is a grayish spring green, closest to the named color Treetop. It belongs to the teal family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #81ADA6?: The RGB value is 129, 173, 166: 129 red, 173 green and 166 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #81ADA6?: The complementary color is #AD8188, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #81ADA6?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.46:1 and white text 2.48:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.