What color is #81B8B6?

#81B8B6 is a desaturated cyan, closest to the named color Riverbed. It belongs to the teal family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #81B8B6?

The RGB value is 129, 184, 182: 129 red, 184 green and 182 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #81B8B6?

The complementary color is #B88183, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #81B8B6?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.47:1 and white text 2.22:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#81B8B6 color

#81B8B6 rgb(129, 184, 182)

Shades of teal

The hex color #81B8B6 is a desaturated cyan.

In the RGB color model it is made of 50.6% red, 72.2% green and 71.4% blue (129, 184, 182).

Its hue angle is 178°, with 28% saturation and 61% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 30% cyan, 0% magenta, 1% yellow and 28% black.

The closest named color is Riverbed (#86BEBE), a difference of 1.9 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.47:1).

#81B8B6 color codes

HEX	`#81B8B6`
RGB	`rgb(129, 184, 182)`
RGB percent	`rgb(50.6%, 72.2%, 71.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(178, 28%, 61%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(178, 30%, 72%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(30%, 0%, 1%, 28%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(71.09, -18.27, -4.74)`
CIE LCH	`lch(71.09, 18.88, 194.56)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(34.634, 42.324, 50.591)`
Decimal	`8501430`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #81B8B6, 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 #81B8B6	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.47:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.22:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#81B8B6 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.22:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.47:1	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 #81B8B6 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #81b8b6; }
.text { color: #81b8b6; }
.border { border: 2px solid #81b8b6; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(129 184 182 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #81b8b6, #819eb8); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Cadet Blue.

Questions

What color is #81B8B6?: #81B8B6 is a desaturated cyan, closest to the named color Riverbed. It belongs to the teal family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #81B8B6?: The RGB value is 129, 184, 182: 129 red, 184 green and 182 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #81B8B6?: The complementary color is #B88183, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #81B8B6?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.47:1 and white text 2.22:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.