What color is #81BDB8?

#81BDB8 is a light, desaturated cyan, closest to the named color Riverbed. It belongs to the teal family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #81BDB8?

The RGB value is 129, 189, 184: 129 red, 189 green and 184 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #81BDB8?

The complementary color is #BD8186, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #81BDB8?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.9:1 and white text 2.12:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#81BDB8 color

#81BDB8 rgb(129, 189, 184)

Shades of teal

The hex color #81BDB8 is a light, desaturated cyan.

In the RGB color model it is made of 50.6% red, 74.1% green and 72.2% blue (129, 189, 184).

Its hue angle is 175°, with 31% saturation and 62% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 32% cyan, 0% magenta, 3% yellow and 26% black.

The closest named color is Riverbed (#86BEBE), a difference of 2.4 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.9:1).

#81BDB8 color codes

HEX	`#81BDB8`
RGB	`rgb(129, 189, 184)`
RGB percent	`rgb(50.6%, 74.1%, 72.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(175, 31%, 62%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(175, 32%, 74%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(32%, 0%, 3%, 26%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(72.58, -20.36, -3.65)`
CIE LCH	`lch(72.58, 20.69, 190.17)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(35.9, 44.521, 52.04)`
Decimal	`8502712`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #81BDB8, 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 #81BDB8	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.9:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.12:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#81BDB8 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.12:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.9:1	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 #81BDB8 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #81bdb8; }
.text { color: #81bdb8; }
.border { border: 2px solid #81bdb8; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(129 189 184 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #81bdb8, #81a4bd); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Medium Turquoise.

Questions

What color is #81BDB8?: #81BDB8 is a light, desaturated cyan, closest to the named color Riverbed. It belongs to the teal family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #81BDB8?: The RGB value is 129, 189, 184: 129 red, 189 green and 184 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #81BDB8?: The complementary color is #BD8186, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #81BDB8?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.9:1 and white text 2.12:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.