Recognised as Colour
#81A699
- #81A699
- Cyan
- Dark
- Nearest: Cadetblue
#81A699 is a cyan with RGB values 129, 166, 153 and HSL 159°, 17%, 58%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 7.8:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Cadetblue.
Colour values
#81A699#81A699
HEX#81A699
RGBrgb(129, 166, 153)
RGB (0–1)0.5059, 0.651, 0.6
RGB percentages50.6%, 65.1%, 60%
HSLhsl(158.9, 17.2%, 57.8%)
HSV / HSBhsv(158.9, 22.3%, 65.1%)
CMYK22.3%, 0%, 7.8%, 34.9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer8,496,793
CSS custom property--colour: #81A699;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.34239WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness154.3 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 7.85:1
Contrast with white2.68:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black7.85:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#9D9D9D
Inverted#7E5966
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.68:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text7.85:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familycyan
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#A6818E
Analogous#81A686, #81A0A6
Triadic#9981A6, #A69981
Split complementary#A681A1, #A68681
Tetradic#8781A6, #A6818E, #A1A681
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R129
G166
B153
Red129 (50.6%)
Green166 (65.1%)
Blue153 (60%)
Hue158.92°
Saturation (HSL)17.21%
Lightness57.84%
Dominant channelGreen
Hex per channelR 81 · G A6 · B 99
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