What color is #83AFBC?

#83AFBC is a light, desaturated cyan known as Open Seas. It belongs to the teal family of colors.

What is the RGB value of Open Seas?

The RGB value is 131, 175, 188: 131 red, 175 green and 188 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of Open Seas?

The complementary color is #BC9083, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #83AFBC?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.82:1 and white text 2.38:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

Open Seas color: hex code #83AFBC

#83AFBC rgb(131, 175, 188)

Shades of teal

Open Seas has the hex code #83AFBC. It is a light, desaturated cyan.

In the RGB color model it is made of 51.4% red, 68.6% green and 73.7% blue (131, 175, 188).

Its hue angle is 194°, with 30% saturation and 63% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 30% cyan, 7% magenta, 0% yellow and 26% black.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.82:1).

Open Seas (#83AFBC) color codes

HEX	`#83AFBC`
RGB	`rgb(131, 175, 188)`
RGB percent	`rgb(51.4%, 68.6%, 73.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(194, 30%, 63%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(194, 30%, 74%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(30%, 7%, 0%, 26%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(68.83, -11.55, -11.39)`
CIE LCH	`lch(68.83, 16.22, 224.61)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(33.764, 39.114, 53.338)`
Decimal	`8630204`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with Open Seas, 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 #83AFBC	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.82:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.38:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#83AFBC as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.38:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.82:1	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 #83AFBC looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #83afbc; }
.text { color: #83afbc; }
.border { border: 2px solid #83afbc; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(131 175 188 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #83afbc, #8392bc); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Sky Blue.

See #83AFBC on its hex code page

Questions

What color is #83AFBC?: #83AFBC is a light, desaturated cyan known as Open Seas. It belongs to the teal family of colors.
What is the RGB value of Open Seas?: The RGB value is 131, 175, 188: 131 red, 175 green and 188 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of Open Seas?: The complementary color is #BC9083, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #83AFBC?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.82:1 and white text 2.38:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.