#81b2b0

Color #81b2b0

A muted light cyan.

Closest named color Cadet Blue #5f9ea0 · ΔE 9.22 Nearest Tailwind class mist-400 #9ca8ab · ΔE 11.6

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Conversions

HEX

#81b2b0

RGB

rgb(129, 178, 176)

HSL

hsl(177.6, 24.1%, 60.2%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(177.6, 27.5%, 69.8%)

CMYK

cmyk(27.5%, 0%, 1.1%, 30.2%)

LAB

lab(69.21, -16.56, -4.22)

LCH

lch(69.21, 17.09, 194.3)

OKLCH

oklch(72.8%, 0.0519, 192.91)

HWB

hwb(177.6, 50.6%, 30.2%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#b28183

Analogous

#81b298

#81b2b0

#819bb2

Triadic

#81b2b0

#b081b2

#b2b081

Split-complementary

#81b2b0

#b2819b

#b29881

Tetradic

#81b2b0

#8183b2

#b28183

#b2b081

Square

#81b2b0

#9881b2

#b28183

#9bb281

Shades

Color #81b2b0 mixed toward black.

#619f9c

#4e7f7d

#3a5f5e

#27403f

#13201f

Tints

Color #81b2b0 mixed toward white.

#96bfbd

#abccca

#c0d8d8

#d5e5e5

#eaf2f2

Tones

Color #81b2b0 mixed toward gray.

#85aeac

#89aaa9

#8da6a5

#91a2a1

#959e9d

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.35:1

Aa Black text on this color

8.93:1

Black text reads better on this background (8.93:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#9999b0 · ΔE 22.3

Deuteranopia

#9692b1 · ΔE 25.3

Tritanopia

#84b1b1 · ΔE 1.4

Achromatopsia

#a9a9a9 · ΔE 16

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Code

CSS

background-color: #81b2b0;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#81b2b0]

Related colors

Medium Turquoise #48d1cc

Light Sea Green #20b2aa

Aqua #00ffff

Azure #f0ffff

Dark Cyan #008b8b

Dark Slate Gray #2f4f4f

Frequently asked questions

#81b2b0 (#81b2b0) is rgb(129, 178, 176) in RGB.

No, #81b2b0 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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