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#81E1FE Color

#81E1FE is rgb(129, 225, 254) in RGB, hsl(194, 98%, 75%) in HSL, and about cmyk(49%, 11%, 0%, 0%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Sky Blue (Crayola) (#76D7EA), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 6.47. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#81E1FE
HEX#81E1FE
RGBrgb(129, 225, 254)
HSLhsl(194, 98%, 75%)
HSVhsv(194, 49%, 100%)
CMYKcmyk(49%, 11%, 0%, 0%)
OKLCHoklch(86.1% 0.099 219.6)
LABlab(84.42% -23.90 -23.48)
LCHlch(84.42% 33.51 224.49)

What #81E1FE 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 #81E1FE, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Sky Blue (Crayola)#76D7EAΔE 6.47Medium Sky Blue#80DAEBΔE 6.76Middle Blue#7ED4E6ΔE 7.45Pale Cyan#87D3F8ΔE 8.09Sky Blue#87CEEBΔE 8.62Columbia Blue#9BDDFFΔE 8.63

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

#81E1FE Channel Values

How #81E1FE 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 225 · B 2548-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 194° · S 98% · L 75%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 194° · S 49% · V 100%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 49% · M 11% · Y 0% · K 0%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance1.49:1 vs white · 14.13:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #81E1FE 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 text1.49:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text14.13:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #81E1FE in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #81E1FE

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #81E1FE; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#81E1FE
Complementary
#FE9E81
Analogous
#81FEDC
Analogous
#81A2FE
Triadic
#FE81E1
Triadic
#E1FE81
Split comp.
#FE81A2
Split comp.
#FEDC81

Tints & Shades of #81E1FE

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

#90E4FE
#A4E9FE
#B3EDFE
#C2F0FE
#D2F4FF
#E6F9FF

Shades

#4ED4FD
#1CC8FD
#02AFE3
#0284AC
#015D79
#013647

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #81E1FE.

How #81E1FE 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#81E1FE
Protanopia#D5D5FE
Protanomaly#B9DAFE
Deuteranopia#C8C8FF
Deuteranomaly#B0D2FF
Tritanopia#78E5E5
Tritanomaly#7CE3EF
Achromatopsia#D4D4D4

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #81E1FE in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-81e1fe: #81E1FE;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #81E1FE;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-81e1fe': '#81E1FE' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.506, green: 0.882, blue: 0.996)
Android XML<color name="color_81e1fe">#81E1FE</color>
SVG fillfill="#81E1FE"

More Teal Colors

#81E1FE sits in the teal family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

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#81E1FE Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #81E1FE?

#81E1FE is a light teal — rgb(129, 225, 254) in RGB and hsl(194, 98%, 75%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Sky Blue (Crayola) (#76D7EA), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 6.47.

What is the RGB value of #81E1FE?

#81E1FE is rgb(129, 225, 254) — red 129, green 225, and blue 254 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #81E1FE?

#81E1FE converts to approximately cmyk(49%, 11%, 0%, 0%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #81E1FE be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #81E1FE scores 1.49:1 against white and 14.13:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #81E1FE as a CSS color keyword?

No. #81E1FE 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 skyblue (#87CEEB) at a CIE76 distance of 8.62, which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side.

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