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#81CAB0 Color

#81CAB0 is rgb(129, 202, 176) in RGB, hsl(159, 41%, 65%) in HSL, and about cmyk(36%, 0%, 13%, 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 5.23. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#81CAB0
HEX#81CAB0
RGBrgb(129, 202, 176)
HSLhsl(159, 41%, 65%)
HSVhsv(159, 36%, 79%)
CMYKcmyk(36%, 0%, 13%, 21%)
OKLCHoklch(78.4% 0.083 169.6)
LABlab(75.98% -28.19 5.45)
LCHlch(75.98% 28.72 169.07)

What #81CAB0 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 #81CAB0, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Pearl Aqua#88D8C0ΔE 5.23Middle Blue Green#8DD9CCΔE 8.94Turquoise Green#A0D6B4ΔE 9.02Eton Blue#96C8A2ΔE 9.76Medium Aquamarine#66CDAAΔE 9.86Pale Robin Egg Blue#96DED1ΔE 10.32

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

#81CAB0 Channel Values

How #81CAB0 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 1768-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 159° · S 41% · L 65%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 159° · S 36% · V 79%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 36% · M 0% · Y 13% · K 21%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance1.91:1 vs white · 11.01:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #81CAB0 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 text11.01:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #81CAB0 in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #81CAB0

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #81CAB0; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#81CAB0
Complementary
#CA819B
Analogous
#81CA8C
Analogous
#81BFCA
Triadic
#B181CA
Triadic
#CAB181
Split comp.
#CA81BF
Split comp.
#CA8C81

Tints & Shades of #81CAB0

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

#93D2BC
#A2D8C5
#B3DFD0
#C5E7DB
#D7EEE6
#E6F4EF

Shades

#61BD9D
#48AD89
#3B8C70
#2D6C56
#204C3C
#142F25

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #81CAB0.

How #81CAB0 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#81CAB0
Protanopia#C0C0B0
Protanomaly#AAC4B0
Deuteranopia#B6B6B2
Deuteranomaly#A3BEB1
Tritanopia#86C7C7
Tritanomaly#84C8BE
Achromatopsia#BCBCBC

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #81CAB0 in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-81cab0: #81CAB0;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #81CAB0;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-81cab0': '#81CAB0' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.506, green: 0.792, blue: 0.690)
Android XML<color name="color_81cab0">#81CAB0</color>
SVG fillfill="#81CAB0"

More Green Colors

#81CAB0 sits in the green family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

000200fdfff5001f00f7fee7002400f7fbf5002c22f5fffa002e00f5fff5003300f0fff000800000db870d542b20483f33cc6646c3995ea50072863991e0b7a3f5d8bcd7bcd1ffed

#81CAB0 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #81CAB0?

#81CAB0 is a light green — rgb(129, 202, 176) in RGB and hsl(159, 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 5.23.

What is the RGB value of #81CAB0?

#81CAB0 is rgb(129, 202, 176) — red 129, green 202, and blue 176 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #81CAB0?

#81CAB0 converts to approximately cmyk(36%, 0%, 13%, 21%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #81CAB0 be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #81CAB0 scores 1.91:1 against white and 11.01:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #81CAB0 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #81CAB0 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 9.86, which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side.

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