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#81FFFD

Aqua · very light cool teal

About #81FFFD

#81FFFD is a very light, moderately saturated teal colour. Digitally that works out to 51% red, 100% green and 99% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 49% cyan, 0% magenta, 1% yellow and 0% black. Most people will perceive it as cool.

Visually it is similar to Aqua (ΔE 13.4), with Turquoise the next nearest named colour. Across the colour wheel sits #FF8183 (salmon), its complementary partner.

Because it is very light, it is most useful for backgrounds, page sections and subtle cards. Put black text on top of it — 17.66:1, a WCAG AAA pass.

Colour codes

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Red129
Green255
Blue253

Closest named colours

Aqua
#00FFFF · ΔE 13.4
Turquoise
#40E0D0 · ΔE 15.8
Powder Blue
#B0E0E6 · ΔE 22.6

ΔE measures visible difference: under 2 is barely noticeable, over 10 is clearly different.

Text on #81FFFD

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on aqua #81FFFD.
1.19:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on aqua #81FFFD.
17.66:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #81FFFD appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#81FFFD
Protanopia (no red cones)
#F2F4FD
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#DCE5FE
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#2AFFFE

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #81FFFD?

#81FFFD is a very light, moderately saturated teal colour. Digitally that works out to 51% red, 100% green and 99% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 49% cyan, 0% magenta, 1% yellow and 0% black. Most people will perceive it as cool.

›What text colour should I use on #81FFFD?

Use black text. Black on #81FFFD has a contrast ratio of 17.66:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #81FFFD?

Its complementary colour is #FF8183, and analogous partners are #81FFBE and #81C2FF.