Information about #81ACBB color

#81ACBB color image

Basic facts about this digital color

#81ACBB falls into the Azure Color Family — Mild Saturation, Very Light brightness. Its exact recipe is rgb(129, 172, 187) — 50.6% red, 67.5% green, 73.3% blue — and for print it converts to CMYK 23 / 6 / 0 / 27. New to color codes? See our guide to RGB color codes.

#81ACBB is a moderately toned steel-blue azure that appears airy and pastel-like. In practice it works well for minimalist layouts, soft backgrounds and pastel palettes. In The Official Register of Color Names it is very close to Glacier (#78B1BF). Its next-closest registered neighbors are Pewter Blue (#8BA8B7) and Metallic Glacier (#89B1C2).

The recipe behind #81ACBB is rgb(129, 172, 187), with blue as the dominant ingredient. Accessibility-wise, black text works best on #81ACBB: 8.6:1 contrast (passing WCAG AAA) versus 2.5:1 for white. #81ACBB has no official name yet. If this shade means something to you, you can be the one to name it.

#81ACBB color variations

View this color variations of tints, shades, tones and hues.

#81ACBB 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 #81ACBB

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

Glacier color link
Glacier

#78B1BF

Pewter Blue color link
Pewter Blue

#8BA8B7

Neptune color link
Neptune

#7CB7BB

Kumutoto color link
Kumutoto

#78AFB2

Bluegrey color link
Bluegrey

#85A3B2

Moby color link
Moby

#8EB2BE

Blake color link
Blake

#88A7C8

Greyblue color link
Greyblue

#77A1B5

Ziggurat color link
Ziggurat

#81A6AA

Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#81ACBB
  • RGB129, 172, 187
  • CMYK23, 6, 0, 27
  • CSSrgb(129, 172, 187)
  • HSL196°, 30%, 62%
  • HSL Precise195.517°, 29.897%, 61.961%
  • HSV196°, 31%, 73%
  • HSB196°, 31%, 73%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.506
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.675
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.733
  • GLSLvec3(0.506, 0.675, 0.733)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.506, 0.675, 0.733, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.506, 0.675, 0.733)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB50.6%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB67.5%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB73.3%
  • Color FamilyAzure
  • Saturation FamilyMild Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyVery Light
  • HEX ID81ACBB
  • DECIMAL ID8498363
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
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  • Counting from2025-01-01