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#81CAAD Color

#81CAAD is rgb(129, 202, 173) in RGB, hsl(156, 41%, 65%) in HSL, and about cmyk(36%, 0%, 14%, 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 5.85. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#81CAAD
HEX#81CAAD
RGBrgb(129, 202, 173)
HSLhsl(156, 41%, 65%)
HSVhsv(156, 36%, 79%)
CMYKcmyk(36%, 0%, 14%, 21%)
OKLCHoklch(78.3% 0.085 167.1)
LABlab(75.92% -28.68 6.96)
LCHlch(75.92% 29.51 166.36)

What #81CAAD 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 #81CAAD, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Pearl Aqua#88D8C0ΔE 5.85Turquoise Green#A0D6B4ΔE 8.52Eton Blue#96C8A2ΔE 8.86Medium Aquamarine#66CDAAΔE 9.13Zeal#91E0B7ΔE 9.52Middle Blue Green#8DD9CCΔE 10.26

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

#81CAAD Channel Values

How #81CAAD 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 1738-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 156° · S 41% · L 65%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 156° · S 36% · V 79%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 36% · M 0% · Y 14% · K 21%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance1.91:1 vs white · 10.99:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #81CAAD 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 text1.91:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text10.99:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

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

Colors That Go With #81CAAD

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

Base
#81CAAD
Complementary
#CA819E
Analogous
#81CA88
Analogous
#81C3CA
Triadic
#AD81CA
Triadic
#CAAD81
Split comp.
#CA81C3
Split comp.
#CA8881

Tints & Shades of #81CAAD

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

#93D2B9
#A2D8C2
#B3DFCE
#C5E7DA
#D7EEE5
#E6F4EF

Shades

#61BD98
#48AD84
#3B8C6C
#2D6C53
#204C3A
#142F24

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

How #81CAAD 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#81CAAD
Protanopia#C0C0AD
Protanomaly#AAC4AD
Deuteranopia#B6B6AF
Deuteranomaly#A3BEAE
Tritanopia#87C7C7
Tritanomaly#85C8BD
Achromatopsia#BBBBBB

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #81CAAD in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-81caad: #81CAAD;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #81CAAD;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-81caad': '#81CAAD' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.506, green: 0.792, blue: 0.678)
Android XML<color name="color_81caad">#81CAAD</color>
SVG fillfill="#81CAAD"

More Green Colors

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

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#81CAAD Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #81CAAD?

#81CAAD is a light green — rgb(129, 202, 173) in RGB and hsl(156, 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 5.85.

What is the RGB value of #81CAAD?

#81CAAD is rgb(129, 202, 173) — red 129, green 202, and blue 173 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #81CAAD?

#81CAAD converts to approximately cmyk(36%, 0%, 14%, 21%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #81CAAD be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #81CAAD scores 1.91:1 against white and 10.99:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

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

No. #81CAAD 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 9.13, which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side.

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