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#81CAB2 Color

#81CAB2 is rgb(129, 202, 178) in RGB, hsl(160, 41%, 65%) in HSL, and about cmyk(36%, 0%, 12%, 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 5.06. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#81CAB2
HEX#81CAB2
RGBrgb(129, 202, 178)
HSLhsl(160, 41%, 65%)
HSVhsv(160, 36%, 79%)
CMYKcmyk(36%, 0%, 12%, 21%)
OKLCHoklch(78.4% 0.081 171.3)
LABlab(76.02% -27.87 4.44)
LCHlch(76.02% 28.22 170.95)

What #81CAB2 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 #81CAB2, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Pearl Aqua#88D8C0ΔE 5.06Middle Blue Green#8DD9CCΔE 8.1Turquoise Green#A0D6B4ΔE 9.49Pale Robin Egg Blue#96DED1ΔE 9.59Eton Blue#96C8A2ΔE 10.45Medium Aquamarine#66CDAAΔE 10.46

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

#81CAB2 Channel Values

How #81CAB2 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 1788-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 160° · S 41% · L 65%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 160° · S 36% · V 79%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 36% · M 0% · Y 12% · K 21%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance1.9:1 vs white · 11.02:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #81CAB2 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 text1.9:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text11.02:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #81CAB2 in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #81CAB2

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #81CAB2; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#81CAB2
Complementary
#CA819A
Analogous
#81CA8D
Analogous
#81BECA
Triadic
#B281CA
Triadic
#CAB281
Split comp.
#CA81BE
Split comp.
#CA8D81

Tints & Shades of #81CAB2

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

#93D2BD
#A2D8C6
#B3DFD1
#C5E7DC
#D7EEE7
#E6F4F0

Shades

#61BD9E
#48AD8B
#3B8C71
#2D6C57
#204C3D
#142F26

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #81CAB2.

How #81CAB2 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#81CAB2
Protanopia#C0C0B2
Protanomaly#AAC4B2
Deuteranopia#B6B6B4
Deuteranomaly#A3BEB3
Tritanopia#86C7C7
Tritanomaly#84C8BF
Achromatopsia#BCBCBC

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #81CAB2 in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-81cab2: #81CAB2;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #81CAB2;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-81cab2': '#81CAB2' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.506, green: 0.792, blue: 0.698)
Android XML<color name="color_81cab2">#81CAB2</color>
SVG fillfill="#81CAB2"

More Green Colors

#81CAB2 sits in the green family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

000200fdfff5001f00f7fee7002400f7fbf5002c22f5fffa002e00f5fff5003300f0fff000800000db870d542b20483f33cc6646c3995ea50072863991e0b7a3f5d8bcd7bcd1ffed

#81CAB2 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #81CAB2?

#81CAB2 is a light green — rgb(129, 202, 178) in RGB and hsl(160, 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 5.06.

What is the RGB value of #81CAB2?

#81CAB2 is rgb(129, 202, 178) — red 129, green 202, and blue 178 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #81CAB2?

#81CAB2 converts to approximately cmyk(36%, 0%, 12%, 21%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #81CAB2 be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #81CAB2 scores 1.9:1 against white and 11.02:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #81CAB2 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #81CAB2 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 10.46, which is visibly different.

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