Colour

#81EDEA

#81EDEA
Cyan
Light
Nearest: Medium turquoise

#81EDEA is a cyan with RGB values 129, 237, 234 and HSL 178°, 75%, 72%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 15.2:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Medium turquoise.

Colour values

#81EDEA#81EDEA

HEX#81EDEA

RGBrgb(129, 237, 234)

RGB (0–1)0.5059, 0.9294, 0.9176

RGB percentages50.6%, 92.9%, 91.8%

HSLhsl(178.3, 75%, 71.8%)

HSV / HSBhsv(178.3, 45.6%, 92.9%)

CMYK45.6%, 0%, 1.3%, 7.1%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer8,515,050

CSS custom property--colour: #81EDEA;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.71176WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness210.2 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkLight

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 15.24:1

Contrast with white1.38:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black15.24:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#D6D6D6

Inverted#7E1215

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#E1E4EAno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 32.4 from the original

Deuteranopia#CFD6EBno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 33.7 from the original

Tritanopia#47F3ECno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 12.2 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text1.38:1WCAG large text: Fail

Contrast with black, large text15.24:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Medium turquoise · ΔE 12 Pale turquoise · ΔE 12.6 Turquoise · ΔE 14.4 Dark turquoise · ΔE 15.7 Aqua · ΔE 17.7 Cyan · ΔE 17.7

Nearest named CSS colourMedium turquoise (#48D1CC)ΔE 12.03, a distinctly different colour

Hue familycyan

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base +30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°

Complementary#ED8184

Analogous#81EDB4, #81BAED

Triadic#EA81ED, #EDEA81

Split complementary#ED81BA, #EDB481

Tetradic#B481ED, #ED8184, #BAED81

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base -10%-20%-30%-40%

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF

Lighter +30%#FFFFFF

Lighter +20%#DAFAF9

Lighter +10%#AEF3F1

Darker −10%#54E7E3

Darker −20%#28E0DB

Darker −30%#1BBAB6

Darker −40%#148E8A

More saturated +25%#6FFFFB

Less saturated −25%#93DBD9

Channel breakdown

R129

G237

B234

Red129 (50.6%)

Green237 (92.9%)

Blue234 (91.8%)

Hue178.33°

Saturation (HSL)75%

Lightness71.76%

Dominant channelGreen

Hex per channelR 81 · G ED · B EA

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Colour values

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