#81bcbd

Color #81bcbd

A muted light cyan.

Closest named color Cadet Blue #5f9ea0 · ΔE 11.35 Nearest Tailwind class cyan-500 #00b8db · ΔE 12

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Conversions

HEX

#81bcbd

RGB

rgb(129, 188, 189)

HSL

hsl(181, 31.3%, 62.4%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(181, 31.7%, 74.1%)

CMYK

cmyk(31.7%, 0.5%, 0%, 25.9%)

LAB

lab(72.43, -18.68, -6.6)

LCH

lch(72.43, 19.81, 199.46)

OKLCH

oklch(75.5%, 0.0609, 197.3)

HWB

hwb(181, 50.6%, 25.9%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#bd8281

Analogous

#81bda0

#81bcbd

#819ebd

Triadic

#81bcbd

#bd81bc

#bcbd81

Split-complementary

#81bcbd

#bd819e

#bda081

Tetradic

#81bcbd

#8281bd

#bd8281

#bcbd81

Square

#81bcbd

#a081bd

#bd8281

#9ebd81

Shades

Color #81bcbd mixed toward black.

#5eaaab

#498a8b

#376868

#244546

#122323

Tints

Color #81bcbd mixed toward white.

#96c7c8

#abd2d3

#c0dede

#d5e9e9

#eaf4f4

Tones

Color #81bcbd mixed toward gray.

#86b7b8

#8bb2b3

#90aeae

#95a9a9

#9aa4a4

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.13:1

Aa Black text on this color

9.86:1

Black text reads better on this background (9.86:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#9e9fbd · ΔE 23.9

Deuteranopia

#9b96bd · ΔE 26.8

Tritanopia

#85bdbd · ΔE 0.7

Achromatopsia

#b2b2b2 · ΔE 17.3

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Code

CSS

background-color: #81bcbd;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#81bcbd]

Related colors

Dark Turquoise #00ced1

Cadet Blue #5f9ea0

Aqua #00ffff

Azure #f0ffff

Dark Cyan #008b8b

Dark Slate Gray #2f4f4f

Frequently asked questions

#81bcbd (#81bcbd) is rgb(129, 188, 189) in RGB.

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

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