Palettes / Colors / #81EFDB

#81EFDB — Light Teal

#81EFDB 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 #81EFDB 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.

#81EFDB 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 #EF8195; it also sits naturally between #81EFA3 and #81CCEF. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.

Copy HEX Copy RGB Copy HSL Download PNG swatch SVG

Color values

RGB & CMYK percentages

Red 51% · Green 94% · Blue 86%

Cyan 46% · Magenta 0% · Yellow 8% · Key 6%

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

Previews

CSS code for #81EFDB

.text { color: #81EFDB; }
.background { background-color: #81EFDB; }
.border { border: 3px solid #81EFDB; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(129, 239, 219); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(169, 77%, 72%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #81EFDB; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(129, 239, 219, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #81EFDB; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(129, 239, 219, 0.8); }

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

Shades of #81EFDB

Tints of #81EFDB

Tones of #81EFDB

Color harmonies

Complementary — #EF8195:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #81EFDB: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #81EFDB

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 #81EFDB 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 #81EFDB 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

← #81EFDA  ·  #81EFDC →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #81EFDB?

#81EFDB is Light Teal, a teal color (RGB 129, 239, 219). Its closest standard named color is Aquamarine.

What is the RGB and HSL of #81EFDB?

#81EFDB is RGB 129, 239, 219 — HSL 169°, 77%, 72% — CMYK 46%, 0%, 8%, 6%.

What colors go with #81EFDB?

Its complement is #EF8195; analogous partners are #81EFA3 and #81CCEF. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #81EFDB for text?

Black text on #81EFDB has a contrast ratio of 15.30:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.37:1.