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#81EECF Color

#81EECF is rgb(129, 238, 207) in RGB, hsl(163, 76%, 72%) in HSL, and about cmyk(46%, 0%, 13%, 7%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Seafoam (#93E9BE), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 8.74. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#81EECF
HEX#81EECF
RGBrgb(129, 238, 207)
HSLhsl(163, 76%, 72%)
HSVhsv(163, 46%, 93%)
CMYKcmyk(46%, 0%, 13%, 7%)
OKLCHoklch(87.5% 0.111 173)
LABlab(86.98% -38.38 4.81)
LCHlch(86.98% 38.68 172.86)

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

Seafoam#93E9BEΔE 8.74Aquamarine#7FFFD4ΔE 9.2Zeal#91E0B7ΔE 10.43Pearl Aqua#88D8C0ΔE 10.78Magic Mint#AAF0D1ΔE 11.57Medium Aquamarine#66CDAAΔE 11.84

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

#81EECF Channel Values

How #81EECF 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 238 · B 2078-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 163° · S 76% · L 72%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 163° · S 46% · V 93%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 46% · M 0% · Y 13% · K 7%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance1.39:1 vs white · 15.06:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #81EECF 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 text1.39:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text15.06:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

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

Colors That Go With #81EECF

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

Base
#81EECF
Complementary
#EE81A0
Analogous
#81EE99
Analogous
#81D6EE
Triadic
#CF81EE
Triadic
#EECF81
Split comp.
#EE81D6
Split comp.
#EE9981

Tints & Shades of #81EECF

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

#93F0D6
#A1F2DB
#B3F5E2
#C5F7E9
#D7F9F0
#E4FBF5

Shades

#54E8BE
#2CE2AF
#1AC192
#149470
#0E674E
#093F2F

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

How #81EECF 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#81EECF
Protanopia#E0E0CF
Protanomaly#C1E6CF
Deuteranopia#D2D2D2
Deuteranomaly#B7DED1
Tritanopia#89EAEA
Tritanomaly#86ECE0
Achromatopsia#DADADA

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #81EECF in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-81eecf: #81EECF;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #81EECF;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-81eecf': '#81EECF' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.506, green: 0.933, blue: 0.812)
Android XML<color name="color_81eecf">#81EECF</color>
SVG fillfill="#81EECF"

More Green Colors

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

000200fdfff5001f00f7fee7002400f7fbf5002c22f5fffa002e00f5fff5003300f0fff000800000db870d542b20483f33cc6646c3995ea50072863991e0b7a3f5d8bcd7bcd1ffed

#81EECF Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #81EECF?

#81EECF is a light green — rgb(129, 238, 207) in RGB and hsl(163, 76%, 72%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Seafoam (#93E9BE), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 8.74.

What is the RGB value of #81EECF?

#81EECF is rgb(129, 238, 207) — red 129, green 238, and blue 207 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #81EECF?

#81EECF converts to approximately cmyk(46%, 0%, 13%, 7%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #81EECF be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #81EECF scores 1.39:1 against white and 15.06:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

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

No. #81EECF 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 aquamarine (#7FFFD4) at a CIE76 distance of 9.2, which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side.

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