Palettes / Colors / #81EEEA

#81EEEA — Light Teal

#81EEEA is a teal color we call Light Teal, closest to the named color Aquamarine (#7FFFD4). It belongs to the teal family.

Color name

Closest CSS keyword: aquamarine (#7FFFD4) — not an exact match. CSS aquamarine gives you #7FFFD4, a different color; use #81EEEA 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.

#81EEEA 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 #EE8185; it also sits naturally between #81EEB4 and #81BBEE. 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 93% · Blue 92%

Cyan 46% · Magenta 0% · Yellow 2% · Key 7%

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

Previews

CSS code for #81EEEA

.text { color: #81EEEA; }
.background { background-color: #81EEEA; }
.border { border: 3px solid #81EEEA; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(129, 238, 234); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(178, 76%, 72%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #81EEEA; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(129, 238, 234, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #81EEEA; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(129, 238, 234, 0.8); }

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

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #EE8185:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #81EEEA: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #81EEEA

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 #81EEEA 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 #81EEEA 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

← #81EEE9  ·  #81EEEB →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #81EEEA?

#81EEEA is Light Teal, a teal color (RGB 129, 238, 234). Its closest standard named color is Aquamarine.

What is the RGB and HSL of #81EEEA?

#81EEEA is RGB 129, 238, 234 — HSL 178°, 76%, 72% — CMYK 46%, 0%, 2%, 7%.

What colors go with #81EEEA?

Its complement is #EE8185; analogous partners are #81EEB4 and #81BBEE. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #81EEEA for text?

Black text on #81EEEA has a contrast ratio of 15.35:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.37:1.