What color is #83A9B3?

#83A9B3 is a grayish cyan known as Equanimity. It belongs to the teal family of colors.

What is the RGB value of Equanimity?

The RGB value is 131, 169, 179: 131 red, 169 green and 179 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of Equanimity?

The complementary color is #B38D83, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #83A9B3?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.29:1 and white text 2.53:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

Equanimity color: hex code #83A9B3

#83A9B3 rgb(131, 169, 179)

Shades of teal

Equanimity has the hex code #83A9B3. It is a grayish cyan.

In the RGB color model it is made of 51.4% red, 66.3% green and 70.2% blue (131, 169, 179).

Its hue angle is 192°, with 24% saturation and 61% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 27% cyan, 6% magenta, 0% yellow and 30% black.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.29:1).

Equanimity (#83A9B3) color codes

HEX	`#83A9B3`
RGB	`rgb(131, 169, 179)`
RGB percent	`rgb(51.4%, 66.3%, 70.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(192, 24%, 61%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(192, 27%, 70%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(27%, 6%, 0%, 30%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(66.87, -10.5, -9.35)`
CIE LCH	`lch(66.87, 14.06, 221.68)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(31.682, 36.455, 48.006)`
Decimal	`8628659`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with Equanimity, based on their position on the color wheel.

Complementary

The color opposite on the color wheel (180°). Strongest contrast.

Analogous

Neighbors 30° either side. Calm, natural combinations.

Split complementary

The two colors next to the complement (150° and 210°).

Triadic

Three colors evenly spaced, 120° apart.

Tetradic (square)

Four colors 90° apart.

Shades, tints and tones

Shades (darker, mixed with black)

Tints (lighter, mixed with white)

Tones (mixed with gray)

Contrast and accessibility

Text on #83A9B3	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.29:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.53:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#83A9B3 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.53:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.29:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

WCAG 2 asks for 4.5:1 for normal text (AA), 7:1 for AAA, and 3:1 for large text. Check other pairs.

Color blindness simulation

How #83A9B3 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #83a9b3; }
.text { color: #83a9b3; }
.border { border: 2px solid #83a9b3; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(131 169 179 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #83a9b3, #8391b3); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Cadet Blue.

See #83A9B3 on its hex code page

Questions

What color is #83A9B3?: #83A9B3 is a grayish cyan known as Equanimity. It belongs to the teal family of colors.
What is the RGB value of Equanimity?: The RGB value is 131, 169, 179: 131 red, 169 green and 179 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of Equanimity?: The complementary color is #B38D83, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #83A9B3?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.29:1 and white text 2.53:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.