What color is #81C1BC?

#81C1BC 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 #81C1BC?

The RGB value is 129, 193, 188: 129 red, 193 green and 188 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #81C1BC?

The complementary color is #C18186, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #81C1BC?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.29:1 and white text 2.04:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#81C1BC color

#81C1BC rgb(129, 193, 188)

Shades of teal

The hex color #81C1BC is a light, desaturated cyan.

In the RGB color model it is made of 50.6% red, 75.7% green and 73.7% blue (129, 193, 188).

Its hue angle is 175°, with 34% saturation and 63% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 33% cyan, 0% magenta, 3% yellow and 24% black.

The closest named color is Riverbed (#86BEBE), a difference of 2.7 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 10.29:1).

#81C1BC color codes

HEX	`#81C1BC`
RGB	`rgb(129, 193, 188)`
RGB percent	`rgb(50.6%, 75.7%, 73.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(175, 34%, 63%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(175, 33%, 76%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(33%, 0%, 3%, 24%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(73.83, -21.46, -3.99)`
CIE LCH	`lch(73.83, 21.82, 190.53)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(37.197, 46.436, 54.57)`
Decimal	`8503740`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #81C1BC, 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 #81C1BC	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.29:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.04:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#81C1BC as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.04:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.29:1	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 #81C1BC looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #81c1bc; }
.text { color: #81c1bc; }
.border { border: 2px solid #81c1bc; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(129 193 188 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #81c1bc, #81a6c1); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Medium Turquoise.

Questions

What color is #81C1BC?: #81C1BC 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 #81C1BC?: The RGB value is 129, 193, 188: 129 red, 193 green and 188 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #81C1BC?: The complementary color is #C18186, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #81C1BC?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.29:1 and white text 2.04:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.