What color is #81B6AE?

#81B6AE is a desaturated spring green, closest to the named color Mintnight. It belongs to the teal family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #81B6AE?

The RGB value is 129, 182, 174: 129 red, 182 green and 174 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #81B6AE?

The complementary color is #B68189, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #81B6AE?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.24:1 and white text 2.27:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#81B6AE color

#81B6AE rgb(129, 182, 174)

Shades of teal

The hex color #81B6AE is a desaturated spring green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 50.6% red, 71.4% green and 68.2% blue (129, 182, 174).

Its hue angle is 171°, with 27% saturation and 61% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 29% cyan, 0% magenta, 4% yellow and 29% black.

The closest named color is Mintnight (#7CBBAE), a difference of 2.8 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.24:1).

#81B6AE color codes

HEX	`#81B6AE`
RGB	`rgb(129, 182, 174)`
RGB percent	`rgb(50.6%, 71.4%, 68.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(171, 27%, 61%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(171, 29%, 71%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(29%, 0%, 4%, 29%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(70.3, -19.08, -1.52)`
CIE LCH	`lch(70.3, 19.14, 184.55)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(33.419, 41.177, 46.223)`
Decimal	`8500910`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #81B6AE, 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 #81B6AE	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.24:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.27:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#81B6AE as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.27:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.24:1	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 #81B6AE looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #81b6ae; }
.text { color: #81b6ae; }
.border { border: 2px solid #81b6ae; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(129 182 174 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #81b6ae, #81a4b6); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Cadet Blue.

Questions

What color is #81B6AE?: #81B6AE is a desaturated spring green, closest to the named color Mintnight. It belongs to the teal family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #81B6AE?: The RGB value is 129, 182, 174: 129 red, 182 green and 174 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #81B6AE?: The complementary color is #B68189, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #81B6AE?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.24:1 and white text 2.27:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.