Information about #81ABB6 color

#81ABB6 color image

Basic facts about this digital color

#81ABB6 falls into the Cyan Color Family — Mild Saturation, Very Light brightness. Its exact recipe is rgb(129, 171, 182) — 50.6% red, 67.1% green, 71.4% blue — and for print it converts to CMYK 21 / 4 / 0 / 29. New to color codes? See our guide to RGB color codes.

#81ABB6 is a mildly saturated cyan that has a delicate, washed-out lightness. In practice it works well for airy backdrops, whitespace-heavy designs and gentle gradients. In The Official Register of Color Names it is practically indistinguishable from Bluegrey (#85A3B2). Slightly further away sit Cold Front Green (#85B3B2) and Pewter Blue (#8BA8B7).

In RGB terms — rgb(129, 171, 182) — the blue channel does the heavy lifting here. On this background, black text reaches a 8.4:1 contrast ratio (passing WCAG AAA); white stays at 2.5:1. #81ABB6 has no official name yet. If this shade means something to you, you can be the one to name it.

#81ABB6 color variations

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#81ABB6 color harmonies

Color harmonies are pleasing color schemes created according to their position on a color wheel.

Complementary

Complementary color schemes are made by picking two opposite colors con the color wheel. They appear vibrant near to each other.

Complementary color schemes

Split complementary

Split complementary schemes are like complementary but they uses two adiacent colors of the complement. They are more flexible than complementary ones.

Split complementary color scheme

Analogous

Analogous color schemes are made by picking three colors that are next to each other on the color wheel. They are perceived as calm and serene.

Analogous color scheme

Triadic

Triadic color schemes are created by picking three colors equally spaced on the color wheel. They appear quite contrasted and multicolored.

Triadic color scheme

Tetradic

Tetradic color schemes are made form two couples of complementary colors in a rectangular shape on the color wheel.

Tetradic color scheme

Square

Square color schemes are like tetradic arranged in a square instead of rectangle. Colors appear even more contrasting.

Square color scheme

Nearest named colors to #81ABB6

The closest officially registered color names in the Register, ordered by similarity — your shade’s neighborhood is already being claimed.

Bluegrey color link
Bluegrey

#85A3B2

Pewter Blue color link
Pewter Blue

#8BA8B7

Kumutoto color link
Kumutoto

#78AFB2

Ziggurat color link
Ziggurat

#81A6AA

Neptune color link
Neptune

#7CB7BB

Glacier color link
Glacier

#78B1BF

Greyblue color link
Greyblue

#77A1B5

Grayish Cyan color link
Grayish Cyan

#7DA8A8

Bluey Grey color link
Bluey Grey

#89A0B0

Moby color link
Moby

#8EB2BE

Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#81ABB6
  • RGB129, 171, 182
  • CMYK21, 4, 0, 29
  • CSSrgb(129, 171, 182)
  • HSL192°, 27%, 61%
  • HSL Precise192.453°, 26.633%, 60.98%
  • HSV192°, 29%, 71%
  • HSB192°, 29%, 71%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.506
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.671
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.714
  • GLSLvec3(0.506, 0.671, 0.714)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.506, 0.671, 0.714, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.506, 0.671, 0.714)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB50.6%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB67.1%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB71.4%
  • Color FamilyCyan
  • Saturation FamilyMild Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyVery Light
  • HEX ID81ABB6
  • DECIMAL ID8498102
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
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  • Counting from2025-01-01