Palettes / Colors / #81BCBB

#81BCBB — Dusty Teal

#81BCBB 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 #81BCBB 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.

#81BCBB 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 #BC8081; it also sits naturally between #80BC9D and #809FBC. 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 74% · Blue 73%

Cyan 31% · Magenta 0% · Yellow 1% · Key 26%

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

Previews

CSS code for #81BCBB

.text { color: #81BCBB; }
.background { background-color: #81BCBB; }
.border { border: 3px solid #81BCBB; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(129, 188, 187); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(179, 31%, 62%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #81BCBB; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(129, 188, 187, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #81BCBB; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(129, 188, 187, 0.8); }

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

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #BC8081:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #81BCBB: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #81BCBB

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 #81BCBB 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 #81BCBB 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 #81BCBB?

#81BCBB is Dusty Teal, a teal color (RGB 129, 188, 187). Its closest standard named color is DarkSeaGreen.

What is the RGB and HSL of #81BCBB?

#81BCBB is RGB 129, 188, 187 — HSL 179°, 31%, 62% — CMYK 31%, 0%, 1%, 26%.

What colors go with #81BCBB?

Its complement is #BC8081; analogous partners are #80BC9D and #809FBC. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #81BCBB for text?

Black text on #81BCBB has a contrast ratio of 9.84:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 2.13:1.