Recognised as Colour
#81A29B
- #81A29B
- Cyan
- Dark
- Nearest: Cadetblue
#81A29B is a cyan with RGB values 129, 162, 155 and HSL 167°, 15%, 57%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 7.6:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Cadetblue.
Colour values
#81A29B#81A29B
HEX#81A29B
RGBrgb(129, 162, 155)
RGB (0–1)0.5059, 0.6353, 0.6078
RGB percentages50.6%, 63.5%, 60.8%
HSLhsl(167.3, 15.1%, 57.1%)
HSV / HSBhsv(167.3, 20.4%, 63.5%)
CMYK20.4%, 0%, 4.3%, 36.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer8,495,771
CSS custom property--colour: #81A29B;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.32874WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness152.1 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 7.57:1
Contrast with white2.77:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black7.57:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#9A9A9A
Inverted#7E5D64
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.77:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text7.57:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familycyan
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#A28188
Analogous#81A28B, #8199A2
Triadic#9B81A2, #A29B81
Split complementary#A28199, #A28B81
Tetradic#8A81A2, #A28188, #99A281
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R129
G162
B155
Red129 (50.6%)
Green162 (63.5%)
Blue155 (60.8%)
Hue167.27°
Saturation (HSL)15.07%
Lightness57.06%
Dominant channelGreen
Hex per channelR 81 · G A2 · B 9B
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