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#81E9FE Color

#81E9FE is rgb(129, 233, 254) in RGB, hsl(190, 98%, 75%) in HSL, and about cmyk(49%, 8%, 0%, 0%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Medium Sky Blue (#80DAEB), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 6.14. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#81E9FE
HEX#81E9FE
RGBrgb(129, 233, 254)
HSLhsl(190, 98%, 75%)
HSVhsv(190, 49%, 100%)
CMYKcmyk(49%, 8%, 0%, 0%)
OKLCHoklch(87.9% 0.101 212.3)
LABlab(86.66% -27.48 -20.12)
LCHlch(86.66% 34.06 216.21)

What #81E9FE 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 #81E9FE, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Medium Sky Blue#80DAEBΔE 6.14Sky Blue (Crayola)#76D7EAΔE 6.37Middle Blue#7ED4E6ΔE 8.14Aquamarine (Crayola)#95E0E8ΔE 9.93Electric Blue#7DF9FFΔE 10.6Waterspout#A4F4F9ΔE 10.94

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

#81E9FE Channel Values

How #81E9FE 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 233 · B 2548-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 190° · S 98% · L 75%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 190° · S 49% · V 100%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 49% · M 8% · Y 0% · K 0%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance1.4:1 vs white · 15.02:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #81E9FE 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 text1.4:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text15.02:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #81E9FE in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #81E9FE

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #81E9FE; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#81E9FE
Complementary
#FE9681
Analogous
#81FED4
Analogous
#81AAFE
Triadic
#FE81E9
Triadic
#E9FE81
Split comp.
#FE81AA
Split comp.
#FED481

Tints & Shades of #81E9FE

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

#90ECFE
#A4EFFE
#B3F2FE
#C2F4FE
#D2F7FF
#E6FBFF

Shades

#4EE0FD
#1CD7FD
#02BEE3
#028FAC
#016579
#013B47

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #81E9FE.

How #81E9FE 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#81E9FE
Protanopia#DCDCFE
Protanomaly#BEE1FE
Deuteranopia#CECEFF
Deuteranomaly#B4D9FF
Tritanopia#7BECEC
Tritanomaly#7DEBF3
Achromatopsia#DADADA

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Using #81E9FE in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-81e9fe: #81E9FE;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #81E9FE;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-81e9fe': '#81E9FE' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.506, green: 0.914, blue: 0.996)
Android XML<color name="color_81e9fe">#81E9FE</color>
SVG fillfill="#81E9FE"

More Teal Colors

#81E9FE sits in the teal family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

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#81E9FE Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #81E9FE?

#81E9FE is a light teal — rgb(129, 233, 254) in RGB and hsl(190, 98%, 75%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Medium Sky Blue (#80DAEB), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 6.14.

What is the RGB value of #81E9FE?

#81E9FE is rgb(129, 233, 254) — red 129, green 233, and blue 254 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #81E9FE?

#81E9FE converts to approximately cmyk(49%, 8%, 0%, 0%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #81E9FE be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #81E9FE scores 1.4:1 against white and 15.02:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #81E9FE as a CSS color keyword?

No. #81E9FE 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 12.75, which is visibly different.

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