#81acaf

Color #81acaf

A muted medium cyan.

Closest named color Cadet Blue #5f9ea0 · ΔE 8.82 Nearest Tailwind class mist-400 #9ca8ab · ΔE 9.5

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Conversions

HEX

#81acaf

RGB

rgb(129, 172, 175)

HSL

hsl(183.9, 22.3%, 59.6%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(183.9, 26.3%, 68.6%)

CMYK

cmyk(26.3%, 1.7%, 0%, 31.4%)

LAB

lab(67.48, -13.65, -6.23)

LCH

lch(67.48, 15, 204.53)

OKLCH

oklch(71.4%, 0.0463, 201.53)

HWB

hwb(183.9, 50.6%, 31.4%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#af8481

Analogous

#81af9b

#81acaf

#8195af

Triadic

#81acaf

#af81ac

#acaf81

Split-complementary

#81acaf

#af8195

#af9b81

Tetradic

#81acaf

#8481af

#af8481

#acaf81

Square

#81acaf

#9b81af

#af8481

#95af81

Shades

Color #81acaf mixed toward black.

#62979b

#4f797c

#3b5b5d

#273c3e

#141e1f

Tints

Color #81acaf mixed toward white.

#96babc

#abc8ca

#c0d5d7

#d5e3e4

#eaf1f2

Tones

Color #81acaf mixed toward gray.

#85a9ab

#89a5a7

#8ca2a3

#909fa0

#949b9c

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.48:1

Aa Black text on this color

8.45:1

Black text reads better on this background (8.45:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#9696ae · ΔE 20.5

Deuteranopia

#9390ae · ΔE 22.9

Tritanopia

#84aeae · ΔE 1.4

Achromatopsia

#a4a4a4 · ΔE 14.4

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Code

CSS

background-color: #81acaf;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#81acaf]

Related colors

Cadet Blue #5f9ea0

Powder Blue #b0e0e6

Dark Turquoise #00ced1

Aqua #00ffff

Azure #f0ffff

Dark Cyan #008b8b

Frequently asked questions

#81acaf (#81acaf) is rgb(129, 172, 175) in RGB.

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

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