Information about #81B5AF color

#81B5AF color image

Basic facts about this digital color

#81B5AF falls into the Cyan Color Family — Mild Saturation, Very Light brightness. Its exact recipe is rgb(129, 181, 175) — 50.6% red, 71% green, 68.6% blue — and for print it converts to CMYK 20 / 0 / 2 / 29. Curious how these numbers work? Read our RGB color codes guide.

The color #81B5AF reads as a moderately toned aqua cyan and has a delicate, washed-out lightness. Expect to see shades like this in airy backdrops, whitespace-heavy designs and gentle gradients. In The Official Register of Color Names it is a hair away from Cold Front Green (#85B3B2). Slightly further away sit Kumutoto (#78AFB2) and Neptune (#7CB7BB).

Technically, the mix leans on its green channel (rgb(129, 181, 175)), which gives #81B5AF its character. On this background, black text reaches a 9.2:1 contrast ratio (passing WCAG AAA); white stays at 2.3:1. Out of 16,777,216 possible colors, #81B5AF is still unnamed — it can be claimed and named in The Official Register of Color Names.

#81B5AF color variations

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

#81B5AF 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 #81B5AF

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

Aqua Blue color link
Aqua Blue

#86ABA5

Gulf Stream color link
Gulf Stream

#74B2A8

Grayish Cyan color link
Grayish Cyan

#7DA8A8

Ziggurat color link
Ziggurat

#81A6AA

Sea Nymph color link
Sea Nymph

#8AAEA4

Monte Carlo color link
Monte Carlo

#7AC5B4

Pewter Blue color link
Pewter Blue

#8BA8B7

Cascade color link
Cascade

#8BA9A5

Bluegrey color link
Bluegrey

#85A3B2

Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#81B5AF
  • RGB129, 181, 175
  • CMYK20, 0, 2, 29
  • CSSrgb(129, 181, 175)
  • HSL173°, 26%, 61%
  • HSL Precise173.077°, 26%, 60.784%
  • HSV173°, 29%, 71%
  • HSB173°, 29%, 71%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.506
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.710
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.686
  • GLSLvec3(0.506, 0.710, 0.686)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.506, 0.710, 0.686, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.506, 0.710, 0.686)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB50.6%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB71%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB68.6%
  • Color FamilyCyan
  • Saturation FamilyMild Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyVery Light
  • HEX ID81B5AF
  • DECIMAL ID8500655
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
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