Palettes / Colors / #81ACAA

#81ACAA — Dusty Teal

#81ACAA is a teal color we call Dusty Teal, closest to the named color DarkSeaGreen (#8FBC8F). It belongs to the teal family.

Color name

Closest CSS keyword: darkseagreen (#8FBC8F) — not an exact match. CSS darkseagreen gives you #8FBC8F, a different color; use #81ACAA when you need this exact shade.

Sources: common names follow widely used color-name references; CSS keywords and their hex values follow the CSS Color specification.

#81ACAA is a cool teal color associated with freshness, clarity and balance. It sits comfortably in the middle: usable for large areas in soft schemes, or as a supporting color beside something stronger.

Its strongest partner is its complement #AC8083; it also sits naturally between #80AC94 and #8099AC. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.

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Color values

RGB & CMYK percentages

Red 51% · Green 67% · Blue 67%

Cyan 25% · Magenta 0% · Yellow 1% · Key 33%

CMYK values are unprofiled approximations for screen reference — not a print-proofing guarantee.

Previews

CSS code for #81ACAA

.text { color: #81ACAA; }
.background { background-color: #81ACAA; }
.border { border: 3px solid #81ACAA; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(129, 172, 170); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(177, 21%, 59%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #81ACAA; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(129, 172, 170, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #81ACAA; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(129, 172, 170, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#81ACAA">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#81ACAA">Div content here</div>

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #AC8083:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #81ACAA: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #81ACAA

Text set with opacity blends into the background, so its real contrast is lower than the solid ratios above. Choose a text color and an opacity to see the blended color and its true ratio:

How #81ACAA looks with color blindness

Simulated with standard Machado color-vision-deficiency matrices — useful when this color carries meaning in charts, maps or interfaces:

Closest design-system colors

The nearest matches in the Tailwind CSS, Material Design and Bootstrap palettes — handy when you need a framework class instead of a raw hex:

Palettes with a similar color

These palettes use a close neighbour of #81ACAA rather than the exact color:

Similar colors

The closest colors that actually appear in our palette collection — click any to open its page:

Browse neighbouring colors

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Frequently asked questions

What color is #81ACAA?

#81ACAA is Dusty Teal, a teal color (RGB 129, 172, 170). Its closest standard named color is DarkSeaGreen.

What is the RGB and HSL of #81ACAA?

#81ACAA is RGB 129, 172, 170 — HSL 177°, 21%, 59% — CMYK 25%, 0%, 1%, 33%.

What colors go with #81ACAA?

Its complement is #AC8083; analogous partners are #80AC94 and #8099AC. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #81ACAA for text?

Black text on #81ACAA has a contrast ratio of 8.41:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 2.50:1.