Palettes / Colors / #81DDEA

#81DDEA — Light Teal

#81DDEA is a teal color we call Light Teal, closest to the named color SkyBlue (#87CEEB). It belongs to the teal family.

Color name

Closest CSS keyword: skyblue (#87CEEB) — not an exact match. CSS skyblue gives you #87CEEB, a different color; use #81DDEA 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.

#81DDEA is a cool teal color associated with freshness, clarity and balance. It is saturated enough to be the accent — buttons, highlights and calls to action — while neutrals do the quiet work around it.

Its strongest partner is its complement #EA8D81; it also sits naturally between #81EAC1 and #81A9EA. 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 87% · Blue 92%

Cyan 45% · Magenta 6% · Yellow 0% · Key 8%

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

Previews

CSS code for #81DDEA

.text { color: #81DDEA; }
.background { background-color: #81DDEA; }
.border { border: 3px solid #81DDEA; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(129, 221, 234); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(187, 71%, 71%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #81DDEA; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(129, 221, 234, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #81DDEA; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(129, 221, 234, 0.8); }

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

Shades of #81DDEA

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #EA8D81:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #81DDEA: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #81DDEA

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 #81DDEA 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 #81DDEA 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

← #81DDE9  ·  #81DDEB →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #81DDEA?

#81DDEA is Light Teal, a teal color (RGB 129, 221, 234). Its closest standard named color is SkyBlue.

What is the RGB and HSL of #81DDEA?

#81DDEA is RGB 129, 221, 234 — HSL 187°, 71%, 71% — CMYK 45%, 6%, 0%, 8%.

What colors go with #81DDEA?

Its complement is #EA8D81; analogous partners are #81EAC1 and #81A9EA. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #81DDEA for text?

Black text on #81DDEA has a contrast ratio of 13.46:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.56:1.