#81D5C6Shore (#81D5C6) is a light, soft blue-green with an OKLCH hue of 181°, lightness 0.82 and chroma 0.085. It sits on the cool side of the color wheel. In practice it behaves as a mid-weight working color for secondary surfaces and editorial blocks.
| HEX | #81D5C6 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(129, 213, 198) |
| HSL | hsl(169, 50%, 67%) |
| HSV | hsv(169, 39%, 84%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(39%, 0%, 7%, 16%) |
| CIE Lab | lab(79.8 -29 -0.6) |
| OKLCH | oklch(0.815 0.085 181) |
Under warm 2700K interior light Shore shifts subtly: leans toward green; in north-facing or shaded light it shifts subtly: leans toward sky blue. Overall drift across common illuminants is small (max ΔE ≈ 2.1), so it is a lighting-stable choice.
#90d0b9 — ΔE 2.1, shifts subtly: leans toward green#8bd6c2 — ΔE 1.2, shifts subtly: leans toward green#81d5c6 — ΔE 0.0, is virtually unchanged#80d6c9 — ΔE 0.4, shifts subtly: leans toward sky blueTest Shore in the color lighting simulator — sweep it through daylight, warm 2700K light, 4000K LED, and shade alongside the rest of your palette.
Against white it measures 1.71:1 and against black 12.27:1, so black text is the stronger pairing. That pairing passes WCAG AA for body text. Avoid white text on this color entirely.
One color explored: close hues with real lightness and chroma structure, so the palette is the anchor through value rather than a set of colors.
#c9fff4 · #81d5c6 · #65b3a5 · #448b7f · #24665c · #00423a
The anchor's neighbours on the wheel — everything shares an undertone, so the chord carries color without anything having to be muted to get along.
#c2f4ff · #99e6e7 · #81d5c6 · #7ec0a4 · #7daa85 · #7b946a
The mid-gap pairing — sage and mustard, terracotta and olive. A foil rotated 40–65° toward warm or cool: too far to be kin, too near to argue, carried by temperature and a deliberate value offset.
#81d5c6 · #8aa8ba · #4f9387 · #2c6f91 · #12584e · #163646
One deliberately opposed voice — a single restrained counterpoint across the wheel, or temperature against temperature where the anchor is too muted to carry a loud opposite.
#d5ece7 · #81d5c6 · #ba788a · #406861 · #254942 · #132a26
The anchor as the only color in the room. True neutrals or complement-warmed near-neutrals let it stay dominant.
#81d5c6 · #ada3a6 · #6a7875 · #4a4445 · #111f1d · #030101
This color as a ground rather than a subject — its own restraint held across a narrow value band, carrying one saturated voice from the opposite temperature.
#faeef1 · #d3c5c8 · #a7979b · #2e1c21 · #0b0103 · #81d5c6
The opposite hue on the perceptual wheel, tempered to field strength — warm/cool tension without vibration.
#dbe6c1 · #81d5c6 · #84b983 · #de5a4f · #4d3246 · #190b03
The complement's two neighbours instead of the complement itself — strong contrast with a lower clash risk.
#81d5c6 · #b5a0a5 · #8c6586 · #6c3228 · #2e0c2b · #060000
Three hues spaced evenly around the wheel; the anchor leads and the other two are held at supporting strength.
#81d5c6 · #a9a3b4 · #7b6b96 · #663909 · #2e1500 · #020007
Two complementary pairs offset by 90° — the richest chord, kept usable by a strict lightness hierarchy.
#81d5c6 · #a0a6b7 · #65729d · #6a3043 · #241b00 · #050001
#93DBCE · #A4E2D6 · #B5E8DE · #C5EEE6 · #D5F5EE
#63AFA2 · #468B7F · #29685E · #0B473F · #002722
#92D1C5 · #A0CDC4 · #AEC9C4
Its moderate chroma lets it work in mid-size areas — upholstery, secondary UI surfaces, editorial blocks — without overwhelming neighbors. In palettes it pairs most predictably with its tonal ramp and analogous neighbors; reserve the complementary hue for small, deliberate contrast.