Palettes / Colors / #81EBEF

#81EBEF — Light Teal

#81EBEF 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 #81EBEF 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.

#81EBEF 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 #EF8481; it also sits naturally between #81EFBB and #81B4EF. 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 92% · Blue 94%

Cyan 46% · Magenta 2% · Yellow 0% · Key 6%

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

Previews

CSS code for #81EBEF

.text { color: #81EBEF; }
.background { background-color: #81EBEF; }
.border { border: 3px solid #81EBEF; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(129, 235, 239); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(182, 77%, 72%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #81EBEF; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(129, 235, 239, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #81EBEF; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(129, 235, 239, 0.8); }

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

Shades of #81EBEF

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #EF8481:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #81EBEF: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #81EBEF

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 #81EBEF 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 #81EBEF 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

← #81EBEE  ·  #81EBF0 →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #81EBEF?

#81EBEF is Light Teal, a teal color (RGB 129, 235, 239). Its closest standard named color is SkyBlue.

What is the RGB and HSL of #81EBEF?

#81EBEF is RGB 129, 235, 239 — HSL 182°, 77%, 72% — CMYK 46%, 2%, 0%, 6%.

What colors go with #81EBEF?

Its complement is #EF8481; analogous partners are #81EFBB and #81B4EF. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #81EBEF for text?

Black text on #81EBEF has a contrast ratio of 15.06:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.39:1.