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Recognised as Colour

#81CBBE

  • #81CBBE
  • Cyan
  • Light
  • Nearest: Medium turquoise

#81CBBE is a cyan with RGB values 129, 203, 190 and HSL 169°, 42%, 65%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 11.2:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Medium turquoise.

Colour values

#81CBBE#81CBBE
HEX#81CBBE
RGBrgb(129, 203, 190)
RGB (0–1)0.5059, 0.7961, 0.7451
RGB percentages50.6%, 79.6%, 74.5%
HSLhsl(169.5, 41.6%, 65.1%)
HSV / HSBhsv(169.5, 36.5%, 79.6%)
CMYK36.5%, 0%, 6.4%, 20.4%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer8,506,302
CSS custom property--colour: #81CBBE;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.51097WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness182.4 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 11.22:1
Contrast with white1.87:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black11.22:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#BABABA
Inverted#7E3441

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#C5C3BEno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 26.1 from the original
Deuteranopia#B8B9BFno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 26.9 from the original
Tritanopia#68CEC7no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 7.3 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.87:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text11.22:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Medium turquoise · ΔE 13.7Medium aquamarine · ΔE 15.4Pale turquoise · ΔE 15.8Powder blue · ΔE 16.8Light seagreen · ΔE 16.8Cadetblue · ΔE 18.1
Nearest named CSS colourMedium turquoise (#48D1CC)ΔE 13.67, a distinctly different colour
Hue familycyan
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#CB818E
Analogous#81CB99, #81B3CB
Triadic#BE81CB, #CBBE81
Split complementary#CB81B3, #CB9981
Tetradic#9981CB, #CB818E, #B3CB81

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#EDF8F6
Lighter +20%#C9E9E3
Lighter +10%#A5DAD1
Darker −10%#5DBCAB
Darker −20%#43A392
Darker −30%#347F72
Darker −40%#255B51
More saturated +25%#6BE1CC
Less saturated −25%#97B5B0

Channel breakdown

R129
G203
B190
Red129 (50.6%)
Green203 (79.6%)
Blue190 (74.5%)
Hue169.46°
Saturation (HSL)41.57%
Lightness65.1%
Dominant channelGreen
Hex per channelR 81 · G CB · B BE

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