Information about #81AEA3 color

#81AEA3 color image

Basic facts about this digital color

The digital color #81AEA3 is classified in the Register under the Cyan Color Family, with Low Saturation and Light brightness. In numbers: rgb(129, 174, 163) (50.6% red, 68.2% green, 63.9% blue), or CMYK 18 / 0 / 4 / 32 for print. Curious how these numbers work? Read our RGB color codes guide.

The color #81AEA3 reads as a softly toned aqua cyan and feels open and friendly. Expect to see shades like this in understated, calm designs that favor harmony over drama. In The Official Register of Color Names it is practically indistinguishable from Aqua Blue (#86ABA5). Its next-closest registered neighbors are Grayish Cyan (#7DA8A8) and Sea Nymph (#8AAEA4).

The recipe behind #81AEA3 is rgb(129, 174, 163), with green as the dominant ingredient. If you plan to put text on a #81AEA3 background, choose black — the contrast ratio is 8.5:1 (passing WCAG AAA), while white manages only 2.5:1. No one has named #81AEA3 so far. Register a name for it and it becomes a permanent record.

#81AEA3 color variations

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#81AEA3 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 #81AEA3

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

Aqua Blue color link
Aqua Blue

#86ABA5

Grayish Cyan color link
Grayish Cyan

#7DA8A8

Sea Nymph color link
Sea Nymph

#8AAEA4

Ziggurat color link
Ziggurat

#81A6AA

Cascade color link
Cascade

#8BA9A5

Gulf Stream color link
Gulf Stream

#74B2A8

Padua color link
Padua

#7EB394

Boulevard color link
Boulevard

#8EA5A0

Kumutoto color link
Kumutoto

#78AFB2

Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#81AEA3
  • RGB129, 174, 163
  • CMYK18, 0, 4, 32
  • CSSrgb(129, 174, 163)
  • HSL165°, 22%, 59%
  • HSL Precise165.333°, 21.739%, 59.412%
  • HSV165°, 26%, 68%
  • HSB165°, 26%, 68%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.506
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.682
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.639
  • GLSLvec3(0.506, 0.682, 0.639)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.506, 0.682, 0.639, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.506, 0.682, 0.639)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB50.6%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB68.2%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB63.9%
  • Color FamilyCyan
  • Saturation FamilyLow Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyLight
  • HEX ID81AEA3
  • DECIMAL ID8498851
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
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  • Counting from2025-01-01