What color is #81BAC8?

#81BAC8 is a light, desaturated cyan, closest to the named color Glacier. It belongs to the teal family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #81BAC8?

The RGB value is 129, 186, 200: 129 red, 186 green and 200 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #81BAC8?

The complementary color is #C88F81, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #81BAC8?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.79:1 and white text 2.14:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#81BAC8 color

#81BAC8 rgb(129, 186, 200)

Shades of teal

The hex color #81BAC8 is a light, desaturated cyan.

In the RGB color model it is made of 50.6% red, 72.9% green and 78.4% blue (129, 186, 200).

Its hue angle is 192°, with 39% saturation and 65% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 36% cyan, 7% magenta, 0% yellow and 22% black.

The closest named color is Glacier (#78B1BF), a difference of 2.5 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.79:1).

#81BAC8 color codes

HEX	`#81BAC8`
RGB	`rgb(129, 186, 200)`
RGB percent	`rgb(50.6%, 72.9%, 78.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(192, 39%, 65%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(192, 36%, 78%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(36%, 7%, 0%, 22%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(72.2, -14.97, -12.96)`
CIE LCH	`lch(72.2, 19.8, 220.89)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(37.034, 43.953, 61.165)`
Decimal	`8501960`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #81BAC8, 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 #81BAC8	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.79:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.14:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#81BAC8 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.14:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.79:1	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 #81BAC8 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #81bac8; }
.text { color: #81bac8; }
.border { border: 2px solid #81bac8; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(129 186 200 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #81bac8, #8196c8); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Sky Blue.

Questions

What color is #81BAC8?: #81BAC8 is a light, desaturated cyan, closest to the named color Glacier. It belongs to the teal family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #81BAC8?: The RGB value is 129, 186, 200: 129 red, 186 green and 200 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #81BAC8?: The complementary color is #C88F81, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #81BAC8?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.79:1 and white text 2.14:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.