Information about #81C1C9 color

#81C1C9 color image

Basic facts about this digital color

#81C1C9 falls into the Cyan Color Family — Mild Saturation, Very Light brightness. Its exact recipe is rgb(129, 193, 201) — 50.6% red, 75.7% green, 78.8% blue — and for print it converts to CMYK 28 / 3 / 0 / 21. New to color codes? See our guide to RGB color codes.

The color #81C1C9 reads as a moderately toned water-like cyan and appears airy and pastel-like. Designers typically reach for tones like this for minimalist layouts, soft backgrounds and pastel palettes. In The Official Register of Color Names it is a near neighbor of Blue Hosta (#77BFC7). Its next-closest registered neighbors are Northern Lights Blue (#78C7C7) and Seagull (#77B7D0).

The recipe behind #81C1C9 is rgb(129, 193, 201), with blue as the dominant ingredient. Accessibility-wise, black text works best on #81C1C9: 10.4:1 contrast (passing WCAG AAA) versus 2.0:1 for white. #81C1C9 has no official name yet. If this shade means something to you, you can be the one to name it.

#81C1C9 color variations

View this color variations of tints, shades, tones and hues.

#81C1C9 color tints

Tints look brighter, pastel, and less intense.
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White

#FFFFFF

#81C1C9 color shades

Shades look darker, richer, and more solid.
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Black

#000000

#81C1C9 color tones

Tones looks more sophisticated and complex than base colors.
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Grey

#808080

#81C1C9 color hues

A hue refers to the basic neighbors of color and is variation of base color on the color wheel.
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#81C1C9 color harmonies

Color harmonies are pleasing color schemes created according to their position on a color wheel.

Complementary

Complementary color schemes are made by picking two opposite colors con the color wheel. They appear vibrant near to each other.

Complementary color schemes
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Split complementary

Split complementary schemes are like complementary but they uses two adiacent colors of the complement. They are more flexible than complementary ones.

Split complementary color scheme
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Analogous

Analogous color schemes are made by picking three colors that are next to each other on the color wheel. They are perceived as calm and serene.

Analogous color scheme
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Triadic

Triadic color schemes are created by picking three colors equally spaced on the color wheel. They appear quite contrasted and multicolored.

Triadic color scheme
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Tetradic

Tetradic color schemes are made form two couples of complementary colors in a rectangular shape on the color wheel.

Tetradic color scheme
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Square

Square color schemes are like tetradic arranged in a square instead of rectangle. Colors appear even more contrasting.

Square color scheme
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Nearest named colors to #81C1C9

The closest officially registered color names in the Register, ordered by similarity — your shade’s neighborhood is already being claimed.

Blue Hosta color link
Blue Hosta

#77BFC7

Northern Lights Blue color link
Northern Lights Blue

#78C7C7

Seagull color link
Seagull

#77B7D0

Aqua Splash color link
Aqua Splash

#85CED1

Dark Sky Blue color link
Dark Sky Blue

#8CBED6

Neptune color link
Neptune

#7CB7BB

Cyan Opaque color link
Cyan Opaque

#92C7C7

Refresh color link
Refresh

#71B8CA

Metallic Glacier color link
Metallic Glacier

#89B1C2

Bermuda color link
Bermuda

#86D2C1

Onepoto color link
Onepoto

#81D3D1

Glacier color link
Glacier

#78B1BF

#81C1C9 color backgrounds & wallpapers

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Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#81C1C9
  • RGB129, 193, 201
  • CMYK28, 3, 0, 21
  • CSSrgb(129, 193, 201)
  • HSL187°, 40%, 65%
  • HSL Precise186.667°, 40%, 64.706%
  • HSV187°, 36%, 79%
  • HSB187°, 36%, 79%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.506
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.757
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.788
  • GLSLvec3(0.506, 0.757, 0.788)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.506, 0.757, 0.788, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.506, 0.757, 0.788)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB50.6%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB75.7%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB78.8%
  • Color FamilyCyan
  • Saturation FamilyMild Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyVery Light
  • HEX ID81C1C9
  • DECIMAL ID8503753
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
  • Seen by search & AI crawlers11 times
  • Counting from2025-01-01

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