What color is #81BFB7?

#81BFB7 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 #81BFB7?

The RGB value is 129, 191, 183: 129 red, 191 green and 183 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #81BFB7?

The complementary color is #BF8189, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #81BFB7?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.07:1 and white text 2.09:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#81BFB7 color

#81BFB7 rgb(129, 191, 183)

Shades of teal

The hex color #81BFB7 is a light, desaturated spring green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 50.6% red, 74.9% green and 71.8% blue (129, 191, 183).

Its hue angle is 172°, with 33% saturation and 63% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 32% cyan, 0% magenta, 4% yellow and 25% black.

The closest named color is Mintnight (#7CBBAE), a difference of 2.3 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 10.07:1).

#81BFB7 color codes

HEX	`#81BFB7`
RGB	`rgb(129, 191, 183)`
RGB percent	`rgb(50.6%, 74.9%, 71.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(172, 33%, 63%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(172, 32%, 75%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(32%, 0%, 4%, 25%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(73.12, -21.61, -2.31)`
CIE LCH	`lch(73.12, 21.73, 186.1)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(36.228, 45.346, 51.634)`
Decimal	`8503223`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #81BFB7, 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 #81BFB7	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.07:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.09:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#81BFB7 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.09:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.07:1	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 #81BFB7 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #81bfb7; }
.text { color: #81bfb7; }
.border { border: 2px solid #81bfb7; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(129 191 183 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #81bfb7, #81a8bf); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Medium Turquoise.

Questions

What color is #81BFB7?: #81BFB7 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 #81BFB7?: The RGB value is 129, 191, 183: 129 red, 191 green and 183 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #81BFB7?: The complementary color is #BF8189, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #81BFB7?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.07:1 and white text 2.09:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.