What color is #83BBC1?

#83BBC1 is a light, desaturated cyan known as Misty Cold Sea. It belongs to the teal family of colors.

What is the RGB value of Misty Cold Sea?

The RGB value is 131, 187, 193: 131 red, 187 green and 193 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of Misty Cold Sea?

The complementary color is #C18983, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #83BBC1?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.84:1 and white text 2.13:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

Misty Cold Sea color: hex code #83BBC1

#83BBC1 rgb(131, 187, 193)

Shades of teal

Misty Cold Sea has the hex code #83BBC1. It is a light, desaturated cyan.

In the RGB color model it is made of 51.4% red, 73.3% green and 75.7% blue (131, 187, 193).

Its hue angle is 186°, with 33% saturation and 64% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 32% cyan, 3% magenta, 0% yellow and 24% black.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.84:1).

Misty Cold Sea (#83BBC1) color codes

HEX	`#83BBC1`
RGB	`rgb(131, 187, 193)`
RGB percent	`rgb(51.4%, 73.3%, 75.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(186, 33%, 64%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(186, 32%, 76%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(32%, 3%, 0%, 24%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(72.37, -16.64, -8.86)`
CIE LCH	`lch(72.37, 18.86, 208.03)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(36.753, 44.214, 57.039)`
Decimal	`8633281`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with Misty Cold Sea, 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 #83BBC1	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.84:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.13:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#83BBC1 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.13:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.84:1	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 #83BBC1 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #83bbc1; }
.text { color: #83bbc1; }
.border { border: 2px solid #83bbc1; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(131 187 193 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #83bbc1, #839cc1); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Sky Blue.

See #83BBC1 on its hex code page

Questions

What color is #83BBC1?: #83BBC1 is a light, desaturated cyan known as Misty Cold Sea. It belongs to the teal family of colors.
What is the RGB value of Misty Cold Sea?: The RGB value is 131, 187, 193: 131 red, 187 green and 193 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of Misty Cold Sea?: The complementary color is #C18983, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #83BBC1?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.84:1 and white text 2.13:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.