#81aeb5

Color #81aeb5

A muted light cyan.

Closest named color Cadet Blue #5f9ea0 · ΔE 9.59 Nearest Tailwind class mist-400 #9ca8ab · ΔE 9.5

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Conversions

HEX

#81aeb5

RGB

rgb(129, 174, 181)

HSL

hsl(188.1, 26%, 60.8%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(188.1, 28.7%, 71%)

CMYK

cmyk(28.7%, 3.9%, 0%, 29%)

LAB

lab(68.22, -13.29, -8.45)

LCH

lch(68.22, 15.75, 212.45)

OKLCH

oklch(72.1%, 0.0491, 208.08)

HWB

hwb(188.1, 50.6%, 29%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#b58881

Analogous

#81b5a2

#81aeb5

#8194b5

Triadic

#81aeb5

#b581ae

#aeb581

Split-complementary

#81aeb5

#b58194

#b5a281

Tetradic

#81aeb5

#8881b5

#b58881

#aeb581

Square

#81aeb5

#a281b5

#b58881

#94b581

Shades

Color #81aeb5 mixed toward black.

#6099a2

#4c7b82

#395c62

#263d41

#131f21

Tints

Color #81aeb5 mixed toward white.

#96bcc1

#abc9ce

#c0d7da

#d5e4e6

#eaf2f3

Tones

Color #81aeb5 mixed toward gray.

#85abb1

#8aa8ac

#8ea5a8

#92a1a4

#979e9f

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.43:1

Aa Black text on this color

8.66:1

Black text reads better on this background (8.66:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#9797b3 · ΔE 20.7

Deuteranopia

#9490b3 · ΔE 23.2

Tritanopia

#84b2b2 · ΔE 3.4

Achromatopsia

#a6a6a6 · ΔE 14.5

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Code

CSS

background-color: #81aeb5;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#81aeb5]

Related colors

Powder Blue #b0e0e6

Cadet Blue #5f9ea0

Light Blue #add8e6

Deep Sky Blue #00bfff

Dark Turquoise #00ced1

Aqua #00ffff

Frequently asked questions

#81aeb5 (#81aeb5) is rgb(129, 174, 181) in RGB.

No, #81aeb5 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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