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#81CABA Color

#81CABA is rgb(129, 202, 186) in RGB, hsl(167, 41%, 65%) in HSL, and about cmyk(36%, 0%, 8%, 21%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Middle Blue Green (#8DD9CC), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 5.6. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#81CABA
HEX#81CABA
RGBrgb(129, 202, 186)
HSLhsl(167, 41%, 65%)
HSVhsv(167, 36%, 79%)
CMYKcmyk(36%, 0%, 8%, 21%)
OKLCHoklch(78.6% 0.077 178.8)
LABlab(76.19% -26.53 0.41)
LCHlch(76.19% 26.53 179.12)

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

Middle Blue Green#8DD9CCΔE 5.6Pearl Aqua#88D8C0ΔE 6.42Pale Robin Egg Blue#96DED1ΔE 7.5Green Sheen#6EAEA1ΔE 10.11Turquoise Green#A0D6B4ΔE 12.1Medium Aquamarine#66CDAAΔE 13.47

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

#81CABA Channel Values

How #81CABA 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 1868-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 167° · S 41% · L 65%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 167° · S 36% · V 79%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 36% · M 0% · Y 8% · K 21%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance1.89:1 vs white · 11.09:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #81CABA 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 text1.89:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text11.09:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

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

Colors That Go With #81CABA

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

Base
#81CABA
Complementary
#CA8191
Analogous
#81CA96
Analogous
#81B6CA
Triadic
#BA81CA
Triadic
#CABA81
Split comp.
#CA81B6
Split comp.
#CA9681

Tints & Shades of #81CABA

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

#93D2C4
#A2D8CC
#B3DFD6
#C5E7E0
#D7EEE9
#E6F4F1

Shades

#61BDA9
#48AD97
#3B8C7B
#2D6C5E
#204C42
#142F29

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

How #81CABA 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#81CABA
Protanopia#C0C0BA
Protanomaly#AAC4BA
Deuteranopia#B6B6BC
Deuteranomaly#A3BEBB
Tritanopia#84C8C8
Tritanomaly#83C9C3
Achromatopsia#BCBCBC

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #81CABA in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-81caba: #81CABA;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #81CABA;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-81caba': '#81CABA' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.506, green: 0.792, blue: 0.729)
Android XML<color name="color_81caba">#81CABA</color>
SVG fillfill="#81CABA"

More Green Colors

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

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#81CABA Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #81CABA?

#81CABA is a light green — rgb(129, 202, 186) in RGB and hsl(167, 41%, 65%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Middle Blue Green (#8DD9CC), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 5.6.

What is the RGB value of #81CABA?

#81CABA is rgb(129, 202, 186) — red 129, green 202, and blue 186 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #81CABA?

#81CABA converts to approximately cmyk(36%, 0%, 8%, 21%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #81CABA be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #81CABA scores 1.89:1 against white and 11.09:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

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

No. #81CABA 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 13.47, which is visibly different.

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