Palettes / Colors / #81BCBC

#81BCBC — Dusty Teal

#81BCBC 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 #81BCBC 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.

#81BCBC 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 #BC8080; it also sits naturally between #80BC9E and #809EBC. 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 74%

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

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

Previews

CSS code for #81BCBC

.text { color: #81BCBC; }
.background { background-color: #81BCBC; }
.border { border: 3px solid #81BCBC; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(129, 188, 188); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(180, 31%, 62%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #81BCBC; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(129, 188, 188, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #81BCBC; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(129, 188, 188, 0.8); }

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

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #BC8080:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #81BCBC: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #81BCBC

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 #81BCBC 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 #81BCBC 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 #81BCBC?

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

What is the RGB and HSL of #81BCBC?

#81BCBC is RGB 129, 188, 188 — HSL 180°, 31%, 62% — CMYK 31%, 0%, 0%, 26%.

What colors go with #81BCBC?

Its complement is #BC8080; analogous partners are #80BC9E and #809EBC. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #81BCBC for text?

Black text on #81BCBC has a contrast ratio of 9.85:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 2.13:1.