What color is #81BFB4?

#81BFB4 is a light, desaturated spring green, closest to the named color Mintnight. It belongs to the teal family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #81BFB4?

The RGB value is 129, 191, 180: 129 red, 191 green and 180 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #81BFB4?

The complementary color is #BF818C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #81BFB4?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.04:1 and white text 2.09:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#81BFB4 color

#81BFB4 rgb(129, 191, 180)

Shades of teal

The hex color #81BFB4 is a light, desaturated spring green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 50.6% red, 74.9% green and 70.6% blue (129, 191, 180).

Its hue angle is 169°, with 33% saturation and 63% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 32% cyan, 0% magenta, 6% yellow and 25% black.

The closest named color is Mintnight (#7CBBAE), a difference of 1.4 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 10.04:1).

#81BFB4 color codes

HEX	`#81BFB4`
RGB	`rgb(129, 191, 180)`
RGB percent	`rgb(50.6%, 74.9%, 70.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(169, 33%, 63%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(169, 32%, 75%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(32%, 0%, 6%, 25%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(73.04, -22.29, -0.79)`
CIE LCH	`lch(73.04, 22.3, 182.04)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(35.919, 45.222, 50.007)`
Decimal	`8503220`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #81BFB4, 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 #81BFB4	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.04:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.09:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#81BFB4 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.09:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.04:1	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 #81BFB4 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #81bfb4; }
.text { color: #81bfb4; }
.border { border: 2px solid #81bfb4; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(129 191 180 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #81bfb4, #81abbf); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Medium Turquoise.

Questions

What color is #81BFB4?: #81BFB4 is a light, desaturated spring green, closest to the named color Mintnight. It belongs to the teal family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #81BFB4?: The RGB value is 129, 191, 180: 129 red, 191 green and 180 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #81BFB4?: The complementary color is #BF818C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #81BFB4?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.04:1 and white text 2.09:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.