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#81DCBE

#81dcbe ≈ Seafoam Green

  • teal
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Balanced
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#81dcbe is a color from the teal family, with high lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 50.59% red, 86.27% green and 74.51% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 41.36% cyan, 0% magenta, 13.64% yellow and 13.73% black. Its hue angle is 160.22°, with 56.52% saturation and 68.43% lightness in HSL. It sits between warm and cool, and is often associated with clarity, calm and renewal. Designers typically use it for health and wellness, technology products and brand accents. Black text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 12.91:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Seafoam Green (#9fe2bf), ΔE 4.51.

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Relative luminance0.5957

Complementary

  1. #81dcbe
  2. #dc819f

Split complementary

  1. #81dcbe
  2. #dc81cc
  3. #dc9081

Analogous

  1. #81dc90
  2. #81dcbe
  3. #81ccdc

Triadic

  1. #81dcbe
  2. #be81dc
  3. #dcbe81

Tetradic

  1. #81dcbe
  2. #819fdc
  3. #dc819f
  4. #dcbe81

Square

  1. #81dcbe
  2. #9081dc
  3. #dc819f
  4. #ccdc81

Monochromatic

  1. #2b9975
  2. #45cb9f
  3. #81dcbe
  4. #bdeddd
  5. #effbf7

Shades

#81dcbe mixed progressively with black.

  1. #81dcbe
  2. #74c6ab
  3. #67b098
  4. #5a9a85
  5. #4d8472
  6. #416e5f
  7. #34584c
  8. #274239
  9. #1a2c26
  10. #0d1613
  11. #000000

Tints

#81dcbe mixed progressively with white.

  1. #81dcbe
  2. #8ee0c5
  3. #9ae3cb
  4. #a7e7d2
  5. #b3ead8
  6. #c0eedf
  7. #cdf1e5
  8. #d9f5ec
  9. #e6f8f2
  10. #f2fcf9
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#81dcbe mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #81dcbe
  2. #81d3b8
  3. #81cab2
  4. #81c0ab
  5. #81b7a5
  6. #81ae9f
  7. #80a599
  8. #809c93
  9. #80928c
  10. #808986
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.63:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 12.91:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #cbcbcb ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #b2d2c6 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #d7d1bd ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #c8c6c0 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #64ddd3 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #bbd6bd ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #b0cfbf ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #71ddcb ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-81dcbe {
  color: #81dcbe;
}
Background
.bg-81dcbe {
  background-color: #81dcbe;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-81dcbe {
  border: 2px solid #81dcbe;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #81dcbe;
  --color-primary-rgb: 129 220 190;
  --color-primary-hsl: 160 57% 68%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-81dcbe {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #81dcbe, #81ccdc);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-81dcbe {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(129 220 190 / 0.35);
}

#9fe2bf Seafoam Green ΔE 4.51 #66cdaa Medium Aquamarine ΔE 4.55 #aaf0d1 Magic Mint ΔE 6.04 #40e0d0 Turquoise ΔE 7.51 #7fffd4 Aquamarine ΔE 7.98 #ace1af Celadon ΔE 9.13 #00cc99 Caribbean Green ΔE 9.39 #7e2341 Inverted #cbcbcb Grayscale 

Seafoam Green
#81dcbe  rgb(129, 220, 190)  hsl(160, 57%, 68%)  Seafoam Green
#dc819f  rgb(220, 129, 159)  hsl(340, 57%, 68%)  Pale Violet Red
#be81dc  rgb(190, 129, 220)  hsl(280, 57%, 68%)  Floral Lavender
#dcbe81  rgb(220, 190, 129)  hsl(40, 57%, 68%)  Burly Wood