Recognised as Colour
#81E0DD
- #81E0DD
- Cyan
- Light
- Nearest: Medium turquoise
#81E0DD is a cyan with RGB values 129, 224, 221 and HSL 178°, 61%, 69%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 13.6:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Medium turquoise.
Colour values
#81E0DD#81E0DD
HEX#81E0DD
RGBrgb(129, 224, 221)
RGB (0–1)0.5059, 0.8784, 0.8667
RGB percentages50.6%, 87.8%, 86.7%
HSLhsl(178.1, 60.5%, 69.2%)
HSV / HSBhsv(178.1, 42.4%, 87.8%)
CMYK42.4%, 0%, 1.3%, 12.2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer8,511,709
CSS custom property--colour: #81E0DD;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.63199WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness200 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 13.64:1
Contrast with white1.54:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black13.64:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#CCCCCC
Inverted#7E1F22
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.54:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text13.64:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familycyan
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#E08184
Analogous#81E0AE, #81B3E0
Triadic#DD81E0, #E0DD81
Split complementary#E081B3, #E0AE81
Tetradic#AE81E0, #E08184, #B3E081
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R129
G224
B221
Red129 (50.6%)
Green224 (87.8%)
Blue221 (86.7%)
Hue178.11°
Saturation (HSL)60.51%
Lightness69.22%
Dominant channelGreen
Hex per channelR 81 · G E0 · B DD
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