#81a4b2

Color #81a4b2

A muted light cyan.

Closest named color Light Slate Gray #778899 · ΔE 11.36 Nearest Tailwind class mist-400 #9ca8ab · ΔE 7.7

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Conversions

HEX

#81a4b2

RGB

rgb(129, 164, 178)

HSL

hsl(197.1, 24.1%, 60.2%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(197.1, 27.5%, 69.8%)

CMYK

cmyk(27.5%, 7.9%, 0%, 30.2%)

LAB

lab(65.3, -8.65, -11.14)

LCH

lch(65.3, 14.1, 232.17)

OKLCH

oklch(69.8%, 0.0435, 224.35)

HWB

hwb(197.1, 50.6%, 30.2%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#b28f81

Analogous

#81b2a7

#81a4b2

#818cb2

Triadic

#81a4b2

#b281a4

#a4b281

Split-complementary

#81a4b2

#b2818c

#b2a781

Tetradic

#81a4b2

#8f81b2

#b28f81

#a4b281

Square

#81a4b2

#a781b2

#b28f81

#8cb281

Shades

Color #81a4b2 mixed toward black.

#618d9f

#4e717f

#3a555f

#273840

#131c20

Tints

Color #81a4b2 mixed toward white.

#96b3bf

#abc2cc

#c0d2d8

#d5e1e5

#eaf0f2

Tones

Color #81a4b2 mixed toward gray.

#85a2ae

#89a1aa

#8d9fa6

#919da2

#959b9e

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.66:1

Aa Black text on this color

7.89:1

Black text reads better on this background (7.89:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#9192af · ΔE 16.7

Deuteranopia

#8f8dae · ΔE 18.5

Tritanopia

#83acac · ΔE 7.4

Achromatopsia

#9f9f9f · ΔE 12.3

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Code

CSS

background-color: #81a4b2;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#81a4b2]

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Light Sky Blue #87cefa

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Steel Blue #4682b4

Frequently asked questions

#81a4b2 (#81a4b2) is rgb(129, 164, 178) in RGB.

No, #81a4b2 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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