#81b8ab

Color #81b8ab

A muted light green.

Closest named color Cadet Blue #5f9ea0 · ΔE 12.75 Nearest Tailwind class teal-500 #00bba7 · ΔE 9.9

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Conversions

HEX

#81b8ab

RGB

rgb(129, 184, 171)

HSL

hsl(165.8, 27.9%, 61.4%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(165.8, 29.9%, 72.2%)

CMYK

cmyk(29.9%, 0%, 7.1%, 27.8%)

LAB

lab(70.79, -20.77, 0.85)

LCH

lch(70.79, 20.79, 177.66)

OKLCH

oklch(74.1%, 0.0606, 178.2)

HWB

hwb(165.8, 50.6%, 27.8%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#b8818e

Analogous

#81b890

#81b8ab

#81aab8

Triadic

#81b8ab

#ab81b8

#b8ab81

Split-complementary

#81b8ab

#b881aa

#b89081

Tetradic

#81b8ab

#818eb8

#b8818e

#b8ab81

Square

#81b8ab

#9081b8

#b8818e

#aab881

Shades

Color #81b8ab mixed toward black.

#60a595

#4b8678

#38645a

#26433c

#13211e

Tints

Color #81b8ab mixed toward white.

#96c4b9

#abd0c7

#c0dcd5

#d5e7e3

#eaf3f1

Tones

Color #81b8ab mixed toward gray.

#86b3a9

#8aafa6

#8faaa4

#93a6a1

#98a19f

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.24:1

Aa Black text on this color

9.38:1

Black text reads better on this background (9.38:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#9c9cae · ΔE 24

Deuteranopia

#9994af · ΔE 27.7

Tritanopia

#84b1b1 · ΔE 6.1

Achromatopsia

#adadad · ΔE 18.2

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Code

CSS

background-color: #81b8ab;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#81b8ab]

Related colors

Aquamarine #7fffd4

Medium Aquamarine #66cdaa

Turquoise #40e0d0

Medium Spring Green #00fa9a

Light Sea Green #20b2aa

Medium Turquoise #48d1cc

Frequently asked questions

#81b8ab (#81b8ab) is rgb(129, 184, 171) in RGB.

No, #81b8ab is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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