What color is #81C4CF?

#81C4CF is a light, desaturated cyan, closest to the named color Wavelet. It belongs to the teal family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #81C4CF?

The RGB value is 129, 196, 207: 129 red, 196 green and 207 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #81C4CF?

The complementary color is #CF8C81, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #81C4CF?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.73:1 and white text 1.96:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#81C4CF color

#81C4CF rgb(129, 196, 207)

Shades of teal

The hex color #81C4CF is a light, desaturated cyan.

In the RGB color model it is made of 50.6% red, 76.9% green and 81.2% blue (129, 196, 207).

Its hue angle is 188°, with 45% saturation and 66% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 38% cyan, 5% magenta, 0% yellow and 19% black.

The closest named color is Wavelet (#7DC4CD), a difference of 1.2 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 10.73:1).

#81C4CF color codes

HEX	`#81C4CF`
RGB	`rgb(129, 196, 207)`
RGB percent	`rgb(50.6%, 76.9%, 81.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(188, 45%, 66%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(188, 38%, 81%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(38%, 5%, 0%, 19%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(75.23, -18.39, -12.22)`
CIE LCH	`lch(75.23, 22.08, 213.6)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(40.052, 48.649, 66.299)`
Decimal	`8504527`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #81C4CF, 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 #81C4CF	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.73:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.96:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#81C4CF as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.96:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.73:1	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 #81C4CF looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #81c4cf; }
.text { color: #81c4cf; }
.border { border: 2px solid #81c4cf; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(129 196 207 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #81c4cf, #819dcf); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Sky Blue.

Questions

What color is #81C4CF?: #81C4CF is a light, desaturated cyan, closest to the named color Wavelet. It belongs to the teal family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #81C4CF?: The RGB value is 129, 196, 207: 129 red, 196 green and 207 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #81C4CF?: The complementary color is #CF8C81, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #81C4CF?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.73:1 and white text 1.96:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.