What color is #81BEBB?

#81BEBB 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 #81BEBB?

The RGB value is 129, 190, 187: 129 red, 190 green and 187 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #81BEBB?

The complementary color is #BE8184, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #81BEBB?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.02:1 and white text 2.1:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#81BEBB color

#81BEBB rgb(129, 190, 187)

Shades of teal

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

In the RGB color model it is made of 50.6% red, 74.5% green and 73.3% blue (129, 190, 187).

Its hue angle is 177°, 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 1.7 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 10.02:1).

#81BEBB color codes

HEX	`#81BEBB`
RGB	`rgb(129, 190, 187)`
RGB percent	`rgb(50.6%, 74.5%, 73.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(177, 32%, 63%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(177, 32%, 75%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(32%, 0%, 2%, 25%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(72.94, -20.17, -4.75)`
CIE LCH	`lch(72.94, 20.72, 193.24)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(36.433, 45.08, 53.786)`
Decimal	`8502971`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #81BEBB, 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 #81BEBB	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.02:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.1:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#81BEBB as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.1:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.02:1	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 #81BEBB looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #81bebb; }
.text { color: #81bebb; }
.border { border: 2px solid #81bebb; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(129 190 187 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #81bebb, #81a3be); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Medium Turquoise.

Questions

What color is #81BEBB?: #81BEBB 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 #81BEBB?: The RGB value is 129, 190, 187: 129 red, 190 green and 187 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #81BEBB?: The complementary color is #BE8184, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #81BEBB?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.02:1 and white text 2.1:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.