Information about #81BFC2 color

#81BFC2 color image

Basic facts about this digital color

The digital color #81BFC2 is classified in the Register under the Cyan Color Family, with Mild Saturation and Very Light brightness. Its exact recipe is rgb(129, 191, 194) — 50.6% red, 74.9% green, 76.1% blue — and for print it converts to CMYK 25 / 1 / 0 / 24. New to color codes? See our guide to RGB color codes.

A moderately toned water-like cyan, #81BFC2 appears airy and pastel-like. Designers typically reach for tones like this for clean interfaces where content needs room to breathe. In The Official Register of Color Names it is a near neighbor of Blue Hosta (#77BFC7). Its next-closest registered neighbors are Neptune (#7CB7BB) and Northern Lights Blue (#78C7C7).

The recipe behind #81BFC2 is rgb(129, 191, 194), with blue as the dominant ingredient. If you plan to put text on a #81BFC2 background, choose black — the contrast ratio is 10.2:1 (passing WCAG AAA), while white manages only 2.1:1. No one has named #81BFC2 so far. Register a name for it and it becomes a permanent record.

#81BFC2 color variations

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#81BFC2 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 #81BFC2

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

Blue Hosta color link
Blue Hosta

#77BFC7

Neptune color link
Neptune

#7CB7BB

Monte Carlo color link
Monte Carlo

#7AC5B4

Glacier color link
Glacier

#78B1BF

Moby color link
Moby

#8EB2BE

Seagull color link
Seagull

#77B7D0

Refresh color link
Refresh

#71B8CA

Cyan Opaque color link
Cyan Opaque

#92C7C7

Bermuda color link
Bermuda

#86D2C1

Pale Teal color link
Pale Teal

#82CBB2

Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#81BFC2
  • RGB129, 191, 194
  • CMYK25, 1, 0, 24
  • CSSrgb(129, 191, 194)
  • HSL183°, 35%, 63%
  • HSL Precise182.769°, 34.759%, 63.333%
  • HSV183°, 34%, 76%
  • HSB183°, 34%, 76%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.506
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.749
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.761
  • GLSLvec3(0.506, 0.749, 0.761)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.506, 0.749, 0.761, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.506, 0.749, 0.761)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB50.6%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB74.9%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB76.1%
  • Color FamilyCyan
  • Saturation FamilyMild Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyVery Light
  • HEX ID81BFC2
  • DECIMAL ID8503234
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
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  • Counting from2025-01-01