Information about #81AEB7 color

#81AEB7 color image

Basic facts about this digital color

The digital color #81AEB7 is classified in the Register under the Cyan Color Family, with Mild Saturation and Very Light brightness. In numbers: rgb(129, 174, 183) (50.6% red, 68.2% green, 71.8% blue), or CMYK 21 / 4 / 0 / 28 for print. New to color codes? See our guide to RGB color codes.

#81AEB7 is a mildly saturated aqua 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 almost identical to Cold Front Green (#85B3B2). Slightly further away sit Kumutoto (#78AFB2) and Neptune (#7CB7BB).

The recipe behind #81AEB7 is rgb(129, 174, 183), with blue as the dominant ingredient. On this background, black text reaches a 8.7:1 contrast ratio (passing WCAG AAA); white stays at 2.4:1. #81AEB7 has no official name yet. If this shade means something to you, you can be the one to name it.

#81AEB7 color variations

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

#81AEB7 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 #81AEB7

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

Kumutoto color link
Kumutoto

#78AFB2

Neptune color link
Neptune

#7CB7BB

Pewter Blue color link
Pewter Blue

#8BA8B7

Glacier color link
Glacier

#78B1BF

Bluegrey color link
Bluegrey

#85A3B2

Ziggurat color link
Ziggurat

#81A6AA

Moby color link
Moby

#8EB2BE

Greyblue color link
Greyblue

#77A1B5

Grayish Cyan color link
Grayish Cyan

#7DA8A8

Botticelli color link
Botticelli

#92ACB4

Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#81AEB7
  • RGB129, 174, 183
  • CMYK21, 4, 0, 28
  • CSSrgb(129, 174, 183)
  • HSL190°, 27%, 61%
  • HSL Precise190°, 27.273%, 61.176%
  • HSV190°, 30%, 72%
  • HSB190°, 30%, 72%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.506
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.682
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.718
  • GLSLvec3(0.506, 0.682, 0.718)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.506, 0.682, 0.718, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.506, 0.682, 0.718)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB50.6%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB68.2%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB71.8%
  • Color FamilyCyan
  • Saturation FamilyMild Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyVery Light
  • HEX ID81AEB7
  • DECIMAL ID8498871
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
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  • Counting from2025-01-01