What color is #81BEBA?

#81BEBA 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 #81BEBA?

The RGB value is 129, 190, 186: 129 red, 190 green and 186 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #81BEBA?

The complementary color is #BE8185, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #81BEBA?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.01:1 and white text 2.1:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#81BEBA color

#81BEBA rgb(129, 190, 186)

Shades of teal

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

In the RGB color model it is made of 50.6% red, 74.5% green and 72.9% blue (129, 190, 186).

Its hue angle is 176°, with 32% saturation and 63% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 32% cyan, 0% magenta, 2% yellow and 25% black.

The closest named color is Riverbed (#86BEBE), a difference of 2 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 10.01:1).

#81BEBA color codes

HEX	`#81BEBA`
RGB	`rgb(129, 190, 186)`
RGB percent	`rgb(50.6%, 74.5%, 72.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(176, 32%, 63%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(176, 32%, 75%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(32%, 0%, 2%, 25%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(72.92, -20.41, -4.24)`
CIE LCH	`lch(72.92, 20.84, 191.75)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(36.327, 45.037, 53.224)`
Decimal	`8502970`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #81BEBA, 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 #81BEBA	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.01:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.1:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#81BEBA as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.1:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.01:1	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 #81BEBA looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #81beba; }
.text { color: #81beba; }
.border { border: 2px solid #81beba; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(129 190 186 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #81beba, #81a3be); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Medium Turquoise.

Questions

What color is #81BEBA?: #81BEBA 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 #81BEBA?: The RGB value is 129, 190, 186: 129 red, 190 green and 186 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #81BEBA?: The complementary color is #BE8185, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #81BEBA?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.01:1 and white text 2.1:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.