What color is #81B2AB?

#81B2AB 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 #81B2AB?

The RGB value is 129, 178, 171: 129 red, 178 green and 171 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #81B2AB?

The complementary color is #B28188, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #81B2AB?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.89:1 and white text 2.36:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#81B2AB color

#81B2AB rgb(129, 178, 171)

Shades of teal

The hex color #81B2AB is a grayish spring green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 50.6% red, 69.8% green and 67.1% blue (129, 178, 171).

Its hue angle is 171°, with 24% saturation and 60% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 28% cyan, 0% magenta, 4% yellow and 30% black.

The closest named color is Treetop (#91B6AC), a difference of 3.4 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.89:1).

#81B2AB color codes

HEX	`#81B2AB`
RGB	`rgb(129, 178, 171)`
RGB percent	`rgb(50.6%, 69.8%, 67.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(171, 24%, 60%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(171, 28%, 70%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(28%, 0%, 4%, 30%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(69.07, -17.7, -1.67)`
CIE LCH	`lch(69.07, 17.78, 185.38)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(32.322, 39.447, 44.431)`
Decimal	`8499883`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #81B2AB, 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 #81B2AB	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.89:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.36:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#81B2AB as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.36:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.89:1	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 #81B2AB looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #81b2ab; }
.text { color: #81b2ab; }
.border { border: 2px solid #81b2ab; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(129 178 171 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #81b2ab, #81a1b2); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Cadet Blue.

Questions

What color is #81B2AB?: #81B2AB 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 #81B2AB?: The RGB value is 129, 178, 171: 129 red, 178 green and 171 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #81B2AB?: The complementary color is #B28188, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #81B2AB?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.89:1 and white text 2.36:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.