Information about #81B5AD color

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Basic facts about this digital color

The digital color #81B5AD is classified in the Register under the Cyan Color Family, with Mild Saturation and Very Light brightness. Its exact recipe is rgb(129, 181, 173) — 50.6% red, 71% green, 67.8% blue — and for print it converts to CMYK 20 / 0 / 3 / 29. Curious how these numbers work? Read our RGB color codes guide.

A moderately toned aqua cyan, #81B5AD appears airy and pastel-like. Expect to see shades like this in clean interfaces where content needs room to breathe. In The Official Register of Color Names it is a hair away from Cold Front Green (#85B3B2). Its next-closest registered neighbors are Kumutoto (#78AFB2) and Aqua Blue (#86ABA5).

Technically, the mix leans on its green channel (rgb(129, 181, 173)), which gives #81B5AD its character. If you plan to put text on a #81B5AD background, choose black — the contrast ratio is 9.1:1 (passing WCAG AAA), while white manages only 2.3:1. No one has named #81B5AD so far. Register a name for it and it becomes a permanent record.

#81B5AD color variations

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

#81B5AD color tints

Tints look brighter, pastel, and less intense.
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White

#FFFFFF

#81B5AD color shades

Shades look darker, richer, and more solid.
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Black

#000000

#81B5AD color tones

Tones looks more sophisticated and complex than base colors.
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Grey

#808080

#81B5AD color hues

A hue refers to the basic neighbors of color and is variation of base color on the color wheel.
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#81B5AD 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
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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
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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
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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
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Tetradic

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

Tetradic color scheme
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Square

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

Square color scheme
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Nearest named colors to #81B5AD

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

Cold Front Green color link
Cold Front Green

#85B3B2

Kumutoto color link
Kumutoto

#78AFB2

Aqua Blue color link
Aqua Blue

#86ABA5

Gulf Stream color link
Gulf Stream

#74B2A8

Grayish Cyan color link
Grayish Cyan

#7DA8A8

Sea Nymph color link
Sea Nymph

#8AAEA4

Neptune color link
Neptune

#7CB7BB

Ziggurat color link
Ziggurat

#81A6AA

Cascade color link
Cascade

#8BA9A5

Serenity color link
Serenity

#8DBFA3

Monte Carlo color link
Monte Carlo

#7AC5B4

Bluegrey color link
Bluegrey

#85A3B2

#81B5AD color backgrounds & wallpapers

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Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#81B5AD
  • RGB129, 181, 173
  • CMYK20, 0, 3, 29
  • CSSrgb(129, 181, 173)
  • HSL171°, 26%, 61%
  • HSL Precise170.769°, 26%, 60.784%
  • HSV171°, 29%, 71%
  • HSB171°, 29%, 71%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.506
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.710
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.678
  • GLSLvec3(0.506, 0.710, 0.678)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.506, 0.710, 0.678, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.506, 0.710, 0.678)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB50.6%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB71%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB67.8%
  • Color Family (Hue)Cyan
  • Saturation FamilyMild Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyVery Light
  • HEX ID81B5AD
  • DECIMAL ID8500653
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
  • This page visited6 times
  • Counting from2025-01-01

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