Palettes / Colors / #81DFDA

#81DFDA — Light Teal

#81DFDA 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 #81DFDA 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.

#81DFDA 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 #DF8186; it also sits naturally between #81DFAB and #81B5DF. 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 85%

Cyan 42% · Magenta 0% · Yellow 2% · Key 13%

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

Previews

CSS code for #81DFDA

.text { color: #81DFDA; }
.background { background-color: #81DFDA; }
.border { border: 3px solid #81DFDA; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(129, 223, 218); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(177, 59%, 69%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #81DFDA; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(129, 223, 218, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #81DFDA; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(129, 223, 218, 0.8); }

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

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #DF8186:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #81DFDA: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #81DFDA

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 #81DFDA 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 #81DFDA 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 #81DFDA?

#81DFDA is Light Teal, a teal color (RGB 129, 223, 218). Its closest standard named color is SkyBlue.

What is the RGB and HSL of #81DFDA?

#81DFDA is RGB 129, 223, 218 — HSL 177°, 59%, 69% — CMYK 42%, 0%, 2%, 13%.

What colors go with #81DFDA?

Its complement is #DF8186; analogous partners are #81DFAB and #81B5DF. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #81DFDA for text?

Black text on #81DFDA has a contrast ratio of 13.50:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.56:1.