#81a1ac

Color #81a1ac

A muted medium cyan.

Closest named color Light Slate Gray #778899 · ΔE 10.55 Nearest Tailwind class mist-400 #9ca8ab · ΔE 7.1

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Conversions

HEX

#81a1ac

RGB

rgb(129, 161, 172)

HSL

hsl(195.3, 20.6%, 59%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(195.3, 25%, 67.5%)

CMYK

cmyk(25%, 6.4%, 0%, 32.5%)

LAB

lab(64.27, -8.45, -9.33)

LCH

lch(64.27, 12.59, 227.83)

OKLCH

oklch(68.9%, 0.0389, 220.83)

HWB

hwb(195.3, 50.6%, 32.5%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#ac8c81

Analogous

#81aca1

#81a1ac

#818bac

Triadic

#81a1ac

#ac81a1

#a1ac81

Split-complementary

#81a1ac

#ac818b

#aca181

Tetradic

#81a1ac

#8c81ac

#ac8c81

#a1ac81

Square

#81a1ac

#a181ac

#ac8c81

#8bac81

Shades

Color #81a1ac mixed toward black.

#648a97

#506e79

#3c535b

#28373c

#141c1e

Tints

Color #81a1ac mixed toward white.

#96b1ba

#abc0c8

#c0d0d5

#d5e0e3

#eaeff1

Tones

Color #81a1ac mixed toward gray.

#859fa8

#889da5

#8c9ca1

#8f9a9e

#93989a

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.75:1

Aa Black text on this color

7.63:1

Black text reads better on this background (7.63:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#9090a9 · ΔE 16.4

Deuteranopia

#8e8ca9 · ΔE 18.1

Tritanopia

#83a7a7 · ΔE 5.9

Achromatopsia

#9c9c9c · ΔE 11.6

Left half is the original, right half is the simulated appearance. See all 8 vision types →

Code

CSS

background-color: #81a1ac;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#81a1ac]

Related colors

Deep Sky Blue #00bfff

Light Blue #add8e6

Sky Blue #87ceeb

Light Sky Blue #87cefa

Powder Blue #b0e0e6

Charcoal #36454f

Frequently asked questions

#81a1ac (#81a1ac) is rgb(129, 161, 172) in RGB.

No, #81a1ac is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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