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Recognised as Colour

#81AFA6

  • #81AFA6
  • Cyan
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Cadetblue

#81AFA6 is a cyan with RGB values 129, 175, 166 and HSL 168°, 22%, 60%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 8.6:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Cadetblue.

Colour values

#81AFA6#81AFA6
HEX#81AFA6
RGBrgb(129, 175, 166)
RGB (0–1)0.5059, 0.6863, 0.651
RGB percentages50.6%, 68.6%, 65.1%
HSLhsl(168.3, 22.3%, 59.6%)
HSV / HSBhsv(168.3, 26.3%, 68.6%)
CMYK26.3%, 0%, 5.1%, 31.4%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer8,499,110
CSS custom property--colour: #81AFA6;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.3808WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness161.5 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 8.62:1
Contrast with white2.44:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black8.62:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#A5A5A5
Inverted#7E5059

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#ABAAA6no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 17.1 from the original
Deuteranopia#A2A3A7no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 17.8 from the original
Tritanopia#74B1ACno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 4.8 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.44:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text8.62:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Cadetblue · ΔE 10.2Dark grey · ΔE 17.3Silver · ΔE 19.8Powder blue · ΔE 19.9Dark seagreen · ΔE 19.9Light blue · ΔE 20.3
Nearest named CSS colourCadetblue (#5F9EA0)ΔE 10.18, a distinctly different colour
Hue familycyan
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#AF818A
Analogous#81AF8F, #81A1AF
Triadic#A681AF, #AFA681
Split complementary#AF81A1, #AF8F81
Tetradic#8F81AF, #AF818A, #A1AF81

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FEFEFE
Lighter +30%#DFEAE8
Lighter +20%#BFD7D2
Lighter +10%#A0C3BC
Darker −10%#629B90
Darker −20%#4E7C73
Darker −30%#3B5C56
Darker −40%#273D39
More saturated +25%#67C9B6
Less saturated −25%#989898

Channel breakdown

R129
G175
B166
Red129 (50.6%)
Green175 (68.6%)
Blue166 (65.1%)
Hue168.26°
Saturation (HSL)22.33%
Lightness59.61%
Dominant channelGreen
Hex per channelR 81 · G AF · B A6

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