Information about Ziggurat color

#81A6AA - Ziggurat color image

Basic facts about this digital color

The digital color #81A6AA, known as "Ziggurat", is classified in the Register under the Cyan Color Family, with Low Saturation and Light brightness. In numbers: rgb(129, 166, 170) (50.6% red, 65.1% green, 66.7% blue), or CMYK 16 / 2 / 0 / 33 for print. Curious how these numbers work? Read our RGB color codes guide.

The color #81A6AA reads as a gently muted cyan and carries an easy, daylight feel. Expect to see shades like this in balanced palettes where no single element should shout. In The Official Register of Color Names it is practically indistinguishable from Grayish Cyan (#7DA8A8). Slightly further away sit Aqua Blue (#86ABA5) and Grayish Cerulean (#7D9EA8).

In RGB terms — rgb(129, 166, 170) — the blue channel does the heavy lifting here. On this background, black text reaches a 8.0:1 contrast ratio (passing WCAG AAA); white stays at 2.6:1. This precise shade carries the officially registered name "Ziggurat" in the Register.

Ziggurat color variations

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

Ziggurat color tints

Tints look brighter, pastel, and less intense.
Ziggurat

#81A6AA
#9BB8BB

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#B4C9CC

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#CDDBDD

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#E6EDEE

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White

#FFFFFF

Ziggurat color shades

Shades look darker, richer, and more solid.
Ziggurat

#81A6AA
#618A8F

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#49676B

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#304547

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#182223

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Black

#000000

Ziggurat color tones

Tones looks more sophisticated and complex than base colors.
Ziggurat

#81A6AA
#819FA2

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#80979A

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#7F8F91

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#7F8788

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Grey

#808080

Ziggurat color hues

A hue refers to the basic neighbors of color and is variation of base color on the color wheel.
#8E82AA

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#8286AA

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#8296AA

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Ziggurat

#81A6AA
#82AA9E

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#82AA8E

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#86AA82

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Ziggurat 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
#81A6AA
Ziggurat

#81A6AA

#AA8783
#AA8783

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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
#81A6AA
Ziggurat

#81A6AA

#AA9A83
#AA9A83

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#AA8392
#AA8392

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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
#8392AA
#8392AA

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#81A6AA
Ziggurat

#81A6AA

#83AA9A
#83AA9A

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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
#81A6AA
Ziggurat

#81A6AA

#AA83A6
#AA83A6

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#A6AA83
#A6AA83

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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
#81A6AA
Ziggurat

#81A6AA

#8783AA
#8783AA

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#AA8783
#AA8783

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#A6AA83
#A6AA83

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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
#81A6AA
Ziggurat

#81A6AA

#9A83AA
#9A83AA

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#AA8783
#AA8783

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#92AA83
#92AA83

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Nearest named colors to Ziggurat

The closest officially registered color names in the Register, ordered by similarity.

Grayish Cyan color link
Grayish Cyan

#7DA8A8

Aqua Blue color link
Aqua Blue

#86ABA5

Grayish Cerulean color link
Grayish Cerulean

#7D9EA8

Bluegrey color link
Bluegrey

#85A3B2

Bali Hai color link
Bali Hai

#849CA9

Cascade color link
Cascade

#8BA9A5

Bluey Grey color link
Bluey Grey

#89A0B0

Sea Nymph color link
Sea Nymph

#8AAEA4

Ashley Blue color link
Ashley Blue

#8699AB

Weldon Blue color link
Weldon Blue

#7C98AB

Kumutoto color link
Kumutoto

#78AFB2

Greyblue color link
Greyblue

#77A1B5

Ziggurat color backgrounds & wallpapers

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Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#81A6AA
  • RGB129, 166, 170
  • CMYK16, 2, 0, 33
  • CSSrgb(129, 166, 170)
  • HSL186°, 19%, 59%
  • HSL Precise185.854°, 19.431%, 58.627%
  • HSV186°, 24%, 67%
  • HSB186°, 24%, 67%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.506
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.651
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.667
  • GLSLvec3(0.506, 0.651, 0.667)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.506, 0.651, 0.667, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.506, 0.651, 0.667)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB50.6%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB65.1%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB66.7%
  • Color Family (Hue)Cyan
  • Saturation FamilyLow Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyLight
  • HEX ID81A6AA
  • DECIMAL ID8496810
  • Name Length8
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  • Counting from2025-01-01

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