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#81DFD9 closest to Cold Blue

#81DFD9 is a light, moderately saturated turquoise; the closest named color is Cold Blue. In the RGB color model it is made of 50.6% red, 87.5% green and 85.1% blue (rgb(129, 223, 217)). Its HSL value is 176° hue, 59% saturation and 69% lightness, and in CMYK it is 42% cyan, 0% magenta, 3% yellow and 13% black. #81DFD9 is a cool color. Black text reads best on it, with a contrast ratio of 13.49:1.

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Variations of #81DFD9

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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#81DFD9 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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#81DFD9 for color-blind viewers (and dogs)

How #81DFD9 appears with each type of color vision deficiency (Machado 2009 model) — and to your dog. Try the dog vision simulator →

  • Dog vision 82% similarHow dogs see it · simulated as #C5CADA
  • Protanopia 81% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #D5D6D9
  • Protanomaly 86% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #C3D7D9
  • Deuteranopia 82% similar1.2% of men, 0.01% of women · simulated as #C5CADA
  • Deuteranomaly 88% similar5% of men, 0.35% of women · simulated as #B5D2DA
  • Tritanopia 94% similar0.001% of men, 0.03% of women · simulated as #57E4DD
  • Tritanomaly 98% similar0.0001% of men, 0.0001% of women · simulated as #72E1DB
  • Achromatopsia 82% similar0.003% of men, 0.003% of women · simulated as #CFCFCF
  • Achromatomaly 86% similar0.001% of men, 0.001% of women · simulated as #BFD3D2

#81DFD9 contrast checker

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1.56:1 Very poor#81DFD9 text on white
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AA largeFailAAA largeFail
AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
13.49:1 Super#81DFD9 text on black
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AA largePassAAA largePass

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#81DFD9 in CSS

/* Cold Blue */
.color { color: #81DFD9; }
.background { background-color: #81DFD9; }
.border { border: 1px solid #81DFD9; }

/* Other notations */
color: rgb(129 223 217);
color: hsl(176 59% 69%);
color: oklch(0.844 0.090 190.3);

#81DFD9 FAQ

What color is #81DFD9?

#81DFD9 is a light, moderately saturated turquoise. Its closest named color is Cold Blue. It belongs to the turquoise color family and is a cool color.

What is the RGB value of #81DFD9?

#81DFD9 is rgb(129, 223, 217) in RGB, hsl(176, 59%, 69%) in HSL and cmyk(42%, 0%, 3%, 13%) in CMYK.

What is the complementary color of #81DFD9?

The complementary color of #81DFD9 is #DF8187, which sits opposite it on the color wheel.

Which text color works on #81DFD9?

Black text has the best contrast on #81DFD9: 13.49:1, which meets the WCAG AA requirement of 4.5:1 for normal text.

Is #81DFD9 a warm or cool color?

#81DFD9 is a cool color.