#81c5c4

Color #81c5c4

A muted light cyan.

Closest named color Powder Blue #b0e0e6 · ΔE 13.37 Nearest Tailwind class cyan-200 #a2f4fd · ΔE 11.5

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Conversions

HEX

#81c5c4

RGB

rgb(129, 197, 196)

HSL

hsl(179.1, 37%, 63.9%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(179.1, 34.5%, 77.3%)

CMYK

cmyk(34.5%, 0%, 0.5%, 22.7%)

LAB

lab(75.19, -21.58, -6.32)

LCH

lch(75.19, 22.49, 196.32)

OKLCH

oklch(77.8%, 0.0687, 194.66)

HWB

hwb(179.1, 50.6%, 22.7%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#c58182

Analogous

#81c5a2

#81c5c4

#81a4c5

Triadic

#81c5c4

#c481c5

#c5c481

Split-complementary

#81c5c4

#c581a4

#c5a281

Tetradic

#81c5c4

#8182c5

#c58182

#c5c481

Square

#81c5c4

#a281c5

#c58182

#a4c581

Shades

Color #81c5c4 mixed toward black.

#5cb4b3

#449594

#33706f

#224a4a

#112525

Tints

Color #81c5c4 mixed toward white.

#96cfce

#abd8d8

#c0e2e1

#d5eceb

#eaf5f5

Tones

Color #81c5c4 mixed toward gray.

#87bfbe

#8cbab9

#92b4b3

#98aeae

#9da9a8

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

1.96:1

Aa Black text on this color

10.72:1

Black text reads better on this background (10.72:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#a3a4c4 · ΔE 25.4

Deuteranopia

#9f9ac4 · ΔE 28

Tritanopia

#85c4c4 · ΔE 1

Achromatopsia

#b9b9b9 · ΔE 18.7

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Code

CSS

background-color: #81c5c4;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#81c5c4]

Related colors

Aqua #00ffff

Azure #f0ffff

Dark Cyan #008b8b

Dark Slate Gray #2f4f4f

Light Cyan #e0ffff

Pale Turquoise #afeeee

Frequently asked questions

#81c5c4 (#81c5c4) is rgb(129, 197, 196) in RGB.

No, #81c5c4 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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