What color is #81AECC?

#81AECC is a light, desaturated azure, closest to the named color Serene Sea. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #81AECC?

The RGB value is 129, 174, 204: 129 red, 174 green and 204 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #81AECC?

The complementary color is #CC9F81, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #81AECC?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.86:1 and white text 2.37:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#81AECC color

#81AECC rgb(129, 174, 204)

Shades of blue

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

In the RGB color model it is made of 50.6% red, 68.2% green and 80% blue (129, 174, 204).

Its hue angle is 204°, with 42% saturation and 65% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 37% cyan, 15% magenta, 0% yellow and 20% black.

The closest named color is Serene Sea (#78A7C3), a difference of 2.4 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.86:1).

#81AECC color codes

HEX	`#81AECC`
RGB	`rgb(129, 174, 204)`
RGB percent	`rgb(50.6%, 68.2%, 80%)`
HSL	`hsl(204, 42%, 65%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(204, 37%, 80%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(37%, 15%, 0%, 20%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(68.97, -7.56, -20.03)`
CIE LCH	`lch(68.97, 21.41, 249.32)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(35.085, 39.297, 62.851)`
Decimal	`8498892`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #81AECC, 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 #81AECC	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.86:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.37:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#81AECC as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.37:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.86:1	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 #81AECC looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #81aecc; }
.text { color: #81aecc; }
.border { border: 2px solid #81aecc; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(129 174 204 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #81aecc, #8189cc); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dusty Blue.

Questions

What color is #81AECC?: #81AECC is a light, desaturated azure, closest to the named color Serene Sea. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #81AECC?: The RGB value is 129, 174, 204: 129 red, 174 green and 204 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #81AECC?: The complementary color is #CC9F81, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #81AECC?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.86:1 and white text 2.37:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.