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#81D5C6 Shore

#81D5C6 is a light, moderately saturated turquoise named Shore. In the RGB color model it is made of 50.6% red, 83.5% green and 77.6% blue (rgb(129, 213, 198)). Its HSL value is 169° hue, 50% saturation and 67% lightness, and in CMYK it is 39% cyan, 0% magenta, 7% yellow and 16% black. #81D5C6 is a cool color. Black text reads best on it, with a contrast ratio of 12.27:1.

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Variations of #81D5C6

Shades

Mixed with black: richer and darker.

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Tints

Mixed with white: lighter and softer.

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Tones

Mixed with gray: calmer and more muted.

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Hues

The same lightness and chroma, rotated around the color wheel.

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Temperatures

Cooler on the left, warmer on the right.

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#81D5C6 color harmonies

Complementary

The opposite hue — maximum contrast and energy.

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Split complementary

The two hues next to the complement — contrast with less tension.

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Analogous

Neighbouring hues — calm, cohesive and natural.

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Triadic

Three hues evenly spaced at 120° — vibrant yet balanced.

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Tetradic

Two complementary pairs — rich, best with one dominant color.

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Square

Four hues spaced at 90° — bold and playful.

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#81D5C6 for color-blind viewers (and dogs)

How #81D5C6 appears with each type of color vision deficiency (Machado 2009 model) — and to your dog. Try the dog vision simulator →

  • Dog vision 83% similarHow dogs see it · simulated as #C0C1C7
  • Protanopia 82% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #CECCC5
  • Protanomaly 86% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #BDCDC6
  • Deuteranopia 83% similar1.2% of men, 0.01% of women · simulated as #C0C1C7
  • Deuteranomaly 88% similar5% of men, 0.35% of women · simulated as #B1C8C7
  • Tritanopia 95% similar0.001% of men, 0.03% of women · simulated as #63D8D0
  • Tritanomaly 98% similar0.0001% of men, 0.0001% of women · simulated as #75D6CB
  • Achromatopsia 83% similar0.003% of men, 0.003% of women · simulated as #C6C6C6
  • Achromatomaly 87% similar0.001% of men, 0.001% of women · simulated as #B8CAC6

#81D5C6 contrast checker

AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
1.71:1 Very poor#81D5C6 text on white
AA normalFailAAA normalFail
AA largeFailAAA largeFail
AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
12.27:1 Super#81D5C6 text on black
AA normalPassAAA normalPass
AA largePassAAA largePass

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#81D5C6 in CSS

/* Shore */
.color { color: #81D5C6; }
.background { background-color: #81D5C6; }
.border { border: 1px solid #81D5C6; }

/* Other notations */
color: rgb(129 213 198);
color: hsl(169 50% 67%);
color: oklch(0.815 0.085 181.4);

#81D5C6 FAQ

What color is #81D5C6?

#81D5C6 is a light, moderately saturated turquoise. Its closest named color is Shore. It belongs to the turquoise color family and is a cool color.

What is the RGB value of #81D5C6?

#81D5C6 is rgb(129, 213, 198) in RGB, hsl(169, 50%, 67%) in HSL and cmyk(39%, 0%, 7%, 16%) in CMYK.

What is the complementary color of #81D5C6?

The complementary color of #81D5C6 is #D58190, which sits opposite it on the color wheel.

Which text color works on #81D5C6?

Black text has the best contrast on #81D5C6: 12.27:1, which meets the WCAG AA requirement of 4.5:1 for normal text.

Is #81D5C6 a warm or cool color?

#81D5C6 is a cool color.