What color is #81B6BC?

#81B6BC is a light, desaturated cyan, closest to the named color Misty Cold Sea. It belongs to the teal family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #81B6BC?

The RGB value is 129, 182, 188: 129 red, 182 green and 188 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #81B6BC?

The complementary color is #BC8781, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #81B6BC?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.35:1 and white text 2.25:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#81B6BC color

#81B6BC rgb(129, 182, 188)

Shades of teal

The hex color #81B6BC is a light, desaturated cyan.

In the RGB color model it is made of 50.6% red, 71.4% green and 73.7% blue (129, 182, 188).

Its hue angle is 186°, with 31% saturation and 62% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 31% cyan, 3% magenta, 0% yellow and 26% black.

The closest named color is Misty Cold Sea (#83BBC1), a difference of 1.4 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.35:1).

#81B6BC color codes

HEX	`#81B6BC`
RGB	`rgb(129, 182, 188)`
RGB percent	`rgb(50.6%, 71.4%, 73.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(186, 31%, 62%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(186, 31%, 74%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(31%, 3%, 0%, 26%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(70.7, -15.82, -8.62)`
CIE LCH	`lch(70.7, 18.01, 208.59)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(34.855, 41.752, 53.79)`
Decimal	`8500924`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #81B6BC, 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 #81B6BC	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.35:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.25:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#81B6BC as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.25:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.35:1	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 #81B6BC looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #81b6bc; }
.text { color: #81b6bc; }
.border { border: 2px solid #81b6bc; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(129 182 188 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #81b6bc, #8199bc); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Cadet Blue.

Questions

What color is #81B6BC?: #81B6BC is a light, desaturated cyan, closest to the named color Misty Cold Sea. It belongs to the teal family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #81B6BC?: The RGB value is 129, 182, 188: 129 red, 182 green and 188 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #81B6BC?: The complementary color is #BC8781, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #81B6BC?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.35:1 and white text 2.25:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.