What color is #81D7D2?

#81D7D2 is a light, moderate cyan, closest to the named color Cold Blue. It belongs to the teal family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #81D7D2?

The RGB value is 129, 215, 210: 129 red, 215 green and 210 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #81D7D2?

The complementary color is #D78186, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #81D7D2?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 12.58:1 and white text 1.67:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#81D7D2 color

#81D7D2 rgb(129, 215, 210)

Shades of teal

The hex color #81D7D2 is a light, moderate cyan.

In the RGB color model it is made of 50.6% red, 84.3% green and 82.4% blue (129, 215, 210).

Its hue angle is 177°, with 52% saturation and 67% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 40% cyan, 0% magenta, 2% yellow and 16% black.

The closest named color is Cold Blue (#88DDDD), a difference of 2.5 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 12.58:1).

#81D7D2 color codes

HEX	`#81D7D2`
RGB	`rgb(129, 215, 210)`
RGB percent	`rgb(50.6%, 84.3%, 82.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(177, 52%, 67%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(177, 40%, 84%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(40%, 0%, 2%, 16%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(80.69, -27.13, -5.71)`
CIE LCH	`lch(80.69, 27.73, 191.89)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(44.982, 57.918, 69.769)`
Decimal	`8509394`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #81D7D2, 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 #81D7D2	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	12.58:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.67:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#81D7D2 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.67:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	12.58:1	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 #81D7D2 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #81d7d2; }
.text { color: #81d7d2; }
.border { border: 2px solid #81d7d2; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(129 215 210 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #81d7d2, #81b1d7); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Medium Turquoise.

Questions

What color is #81D7D2?: #81D7D2 is a light, moderate cyan, closest to the named color Cold Blue. It belongs to the teal family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #81D7D2?: The RGB value is 129, 215, 210: 129 red, 215 green and 210 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #81D7D2?: The complementary color is #D78186, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #81D7D2?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 12.58:1 and white text 1.67:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.