#81C8A8#81C8A8
#81C8A8 is a light, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.488; OKLCH L 77.7% C 0.085 H 164.2°. Best body text is #000000 at 10.76:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #81C8A8 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(129, 200, 168) |
| HSL | hsl(153, 39%, 65%) |
| HSV | hsv(153, 36%, 78%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(35.5%, 0%, 16%, 21.6%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(75.33, -29.32, 9.02) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(75.33, 30.67, 162.90°) |
| OKLab | oklab(77.67% -0.0822 0.0232) |
| OKLCH | oklch(77.67% 0.085 164.2) |
| XYZ | xyz(36.7728, 48.8007, 44.5200) |
| Luminance | 0.4880 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | neutral |
| Family | teal |
Closest named colors
Pale Teal
#82CBB2
ΔE00 2.47
Seafoam Blue
#78D1B6
ΔE00 3.68
Mediumaquamarine
#66CDAA
ΔE00 3.83
Seafoam
#7FE0B3
ΔE00 6.39
Light Teal
#90E4C1
ΔE00 6.64
Darkseagreen
#8FBC8F
ΔE00 6.97
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#81C8A8 #C881A1
analogous
#81C885 #81C8A8 #81C5C8
triadic
#81C8A8 #A881C8 #C8A881
tetradic
#81C8A8 #8581C8 #C881A1 #C5C881
square
#81C8A8 #8581C8 #C881A1 #C5C881
split-complementary
#81C8A8 #C881C5 #C88581
monochromatic
#3F906B #56B58B #81C8A8 #ACDBC5 #D6EDE3
Accessibility & contrast
On white
1.95
#81C8A8 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
10.76
#81C8A8 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #81C8A8
10.76:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##81C8A8 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##81C8A8 | 1.00 | 1.95 | 10.76 | 10.76 |
| #FFFFFF | 1.95 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 10.76 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 10.76 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#C5BFA6
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#BAB6AA
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#70C8BF
Achromatopsia (no color)
#B9B9B9
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #81c8a8; /* rgb */ color: rgb(129, 200, 168); /* oklch */ color: oklch(77.7% 0.085 164.2);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#a8d9c1',
500: '#81c8a8',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #81c8a8; $custom-light: #a8d9c1; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#81c8a8",
"rgb": {
"r": 129,
"g": 200,
"b": 168
},
"hsl": {
"h": 152.958,
"s": 39.227,
"l": 64.51
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.77672,
"c": 0.08546,
"h": 164.2
},
"luminance": 0.48803
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#81C8A8
secondary
#DFC6D1
accent
#336CB2
background
#FAFDFB
surface
#F4FAF7
border
#CED3D0
text
#101412
muted
#7F8381