Information about #81AEBC color

#81AEBC color image

Basic facts about this digital color

#81AEBC falls into the Cyan Color Family — Mild Saturation, Very Light brightness. The mix behind it: rgb(129, 174, 188) — 50.6% red, 68.2% green, 73.7% blue; the print equivalent is CMYK 23 / 5 / 0 / 26. New to color codes? See our guide to RGB color codes.

#81AEBC presents itself as a softly balanced cyan — one 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 a hair away from Glacier (#78B1BF). Its next-closest registered neighbors are Neptune (#7CB7BB) and Metallic Glacier (#89B1C2).

In RGB terms — rgb(129, 174, 188) — the blue channel does the heavy lifting here. Accessibility-wise, black text works best on #81AEBC: 8.7:1 contrast (passing WCAG AAA) versus 2.4:1 for white. Out of 16,777,216 possible colors, #81AEBC is still unnamed — it can be claimed and named in The Official Register of Color Names.

#81AEBC color variations

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

#81AEBC 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 #81AEBC

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

Neptune color link
Neptune

#7CB7BB

Pewter Blue color link
Pewter Blue

#8BA8B7

Kumutoto color link
Kumutoto

#78AFB2

Moby color link
Moby

#8EB2BE

Bluegrey color link
Bluegrey

#85A3B2

Blake color link
Blake

#88A7C8

Greyblue color link
Greyblue

#77A1B5

Nepal color link
Nepal

#93AAB9

Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#81AEBC
  • RGB129, 174, 188
  • CMYK23, 5, 0, 26
  • CSSrgb(129, 174, 188)
  • HSL194°, 31%, 62%
  • HSL Precise194.237°, 30.57%, 62.157%
  • HSV194°, 31%, 74%
  • HSB194°, 31%, 74%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.506
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.682
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.737
  • GLSLvec3(0.506, 0.682, 0.737)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.506, 0.682, 0.737, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.506, 0.682, 0.737)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB50.6%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB68.2%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB73.7%
  • Color FamilyCyan
  • Saturation FamilyMild Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyVery Light
  • HEX ID81AEBC
  • DECIMAL ID8498876
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
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  • Counting from2025-01-01