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#81CAA8 Color

#81CAA8 is rgb(129, 202, 168) in RGB, hsl(152, 41%, 65%) in HSL, and about cmyk(36%, 0%, 17%, 21%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Pearl Aqua (#88D8C0), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 7.55. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#81CAA8
HEX#81CAA8
RGBrgb(129, 202, 168)
HSLhsl(152, 41%, 65%)
HSVhsv(152, 36%, 79%)
CMYKcmyk(36%, 0%, 17%, 21%)
OKLCHoklch(78.1% 0.088 163.3)
LABlab(75.82% -29.46 9.48)
LCHlch(75.82% 30.95 162.16)

What #81CAA8 Is Called

Most hex codes have no name: there are 16.7 million of them and a few thousand registered names. These are the named colors nearest to #81CAA8, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Pearl Aqua#88D8C0ΔE 7.55Eton Blue#96C8A2ΔE 7.85Zeal#91E0B7ΔE 8.25Turquoise Green#A0D6B4ΔE 8.31Medium Aquamarine#66CDAAΔE 8.46Seafoam#93E9BEΔE 11.59

Browse the full index of named colors A-Z or every green in the library.

#81CAA8 Channel Values

How #81CAA8 breaks down in each color model. Hue is measured in degrees around the color wheel; saturation, lightness, and the CMYK inks are percentages.

ModelChannelsNotes
RGBR 129 · G 202 · B 1688-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 152° · S 41% · L 65%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 152° · S 36% · V 79%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 36% · M 0% · Y 17% · K 21%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance1.92:1 vs white · 10.95:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #81CAA8 background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1. Contrast is one check, not a full accessibility review.

Fails AAWhite text1.92:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text10.95:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #81CAA8 in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #81CAA8

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #81CAA8; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#81CAA8
Complementary
#CA81A3
Analogous
#81CA84
Analogous
#81C8CA
Triadic
#A881CA
Triadic
#CAA881
Split comp.
#CA81C8
Split comp.
#CA8481

Tints & Shades of #81CAA8

Lighter tints and darker shades built by moving the lightness channel while holding hue and saturation, which is what you want for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

Tints

#93D2B5
#A2D8BF
#B3DFCB
#C5E7D7
#D7EEE4
#E6F4EE

Shades

#61BD92
#48AD7E
#3B8C66
#2D6C4F
#204C37
#142F22

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #81CAA8.

How #81CAA8 Looks with Color Vision Deficiency

Simulated with the Viénot, Brettel & Mollon LMS projection model. Anomalous types are rendered as partial versions of the matching dichromacy, which is an approximation rather than a per-person clinical model.

Typical#81CAA8
Protanopia#C0C0A8
Protanomaly#AAC4A8
Deuteranopia#B6B6AA
Deuteranomaly#A3BEA9
Tritanopia#88C6C6
Tritanomaly#85C8BB
Achromatopsia#BBBBBB

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #81CAA8 in Code

Copy-ready declarations for the places this color usually ends up.

CSS custom property--color-81caa8: #81CAA8;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #81CAA8;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-81caa8': '#81CAA8' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.506, green: 0.792, blue: 0.659)
Android XML<color name="color_81caa8">#81CAA8</color>
SVG fillfill="#81CAA8"

More Green Colors

#81CAA8 sits in the green family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

000200fdfff5001f00f7fee7002400f7fbf5002c22f5fffa002e00f5fff5003300f0fff000800000db870d542b20483f33cc6646c3995ea50072863991e0b7a3f5d8bcd7bcd1ffed

#81CAA8 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #81CAA8?

#81CAA8 is a light green — rgb(129, 202, 168) in RGB and hsl(152, 41%, 65%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Pearl Aqua (#88D8C0), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 7.55.

What is the RGB value of #81CAA8?

#81CAA8 is rgb(129, 202, 168) — red 129, green 202, and blue 168 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #81CAA8?

#81CAA8 converts to approximately cmyk(36%, 0%, 17%, 21%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #81CAA8 be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #81CAA8 scores 1.92:1 against white and 10.95:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #81CAA8 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #81CAA8 is not one of the CSS color keywords, so it has to be written as a hex, rgb() or hsl() value. The closest keyword is mediumaquamarine (#66CDAA) at a CIE76 distance of 8.46, which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side.

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