What color is #81D2D9?

#81D2D9 is a light, moderate cyan, closest to the named color Summer of ’82. It belongs to the teal family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #81D2D9?

The RGB value is 129, 210, 217: 129 red, 210 green and 217 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #81D2D9?

The complementary color is #D98881, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #81D2D9?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 12.15:1 and white text 1.73:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#81D2D9 color

#81D2D9 rgb(129, 210, 217)

Shades of teal

The hex color #81D2D9 is a light, moderate cyan.

In the RGB color model it is made of 50.6% red, 82.4% green and 85.1% blue (129, 210, 217).

Its hue angle is 185°, with 54% saturation and 68% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 41% cyan, 3% magenta, 0% yellow and 15% black.

The closest named color is Summer of ’82 (#74CDD8), a difference of 2.1 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 12.15:1).

#81D2D9 color codes

HEX	`#81D2D9`
RGB	`rgb(129, 210, 217)`
RGB percent	`rgb(50.6%, 82.4%, 85.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(185, 54%, 68%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(185, 41%, 85%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(41%, 3%, 0%, 15%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(79.48, -22.96, -11.25)`
CIE LCH	`lch(79.48, 25.57, 206.11)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(44.62, 55.767, 74.045)`
Decimal	`8508121`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #81D2D9, 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 #81D2D9	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	12.15:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.73:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#81D2D9 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.73:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	12.15:1	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 #81D2D9 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #81d2d9; }
.text { color: #81d2d9; }
.border { border: 2px solid #81d2d9; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(129 210 217 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #81d2d9, #81a6d9); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Powder Blue.

Questions

What color is #81D2D9?: #81D2D9 is a light, moderate cyan, closest to the named color Summer of ’82. It belongs to the teal family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #81D2D9?: The RGB value is 129, 210, 217: 129 red, 210 green and 217 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #81D2D9?: The complementary color is #D98881, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #81D2D9?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 12.15:1 and white text 1.73:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.