What color is #81AFAB?

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

What is the RGB value of #81AFAB?

The RGB value is 129, 175, 171: 129 red, 175 green and 171 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #81AFAB?

The complementary color is #AF8185, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #81AFAB?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.65:1 and white text 2.43:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#81AFAB color

#81AFAB rgb(129, 175, 171)

Shades of teal

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

In the RGB color model it is made of 50.6% red, 68.6% green and 67.1% blue (129, 175, 171).

Its hue angle is 175°, with 22% saturation and 60% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 26% cyan, 0% magenta, 2% yellow and 31% black.

The closest named color is Summit (#8BB6B8), a difference of 3.7 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.65:1).

#81AFAB color codes

HEX	`#81AFAB`
RGB	`rgb(129, 175, 171)`
RGB percent	`rgb(50.6%, 68.6%, 67.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(175, 22%, 60%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(175, 26%, 69%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(26%, 0%, 2%, 31%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(68.22, -16.14, -2.93)`
CIE LCH	`lch(68.22, 16.4, 190.27)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(31.732, 38.266, 44.234)`
Decimal	`8499115`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #81AFAB, 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 #81AFAB	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.65:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.43:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#81AFAB as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.43:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.65:1	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 #81AFAB looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #81afab; }
.text { color: #81afab; }
.border { border: 2px solid #81afab; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(129 175 171 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #81afab, #819caf); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Cadet Blue.

Questions

What color is #81AFAB?: #81AFAB is a grayish spring green, closest to the named color Summit. It belongs to the teal family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #81AFAB?: The RGB value is 129, 175, 171: 129 red, 175 green and 171 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #81AFAB?: The complementary color is #AF8185, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #81AFAB?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.65:1 and white text 2.43:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.