What color is #83A1B0?

#83A1B0 is a grayish azure, closest to the named color Grauzone. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #83A1B0?

The RGB value is 131, 161, 176: 131 red, 161 green and 176 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #83A1B0?

The complementary color is #B09283, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #83A1B0?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.69:1 and white text 2.73:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#83A1B0 color

#83A1B0 rgb(131, 161, 176)

Shades of blue

The hex color #83A1B0 is a grayish azure.

In the RGB color model it is made of 51.4% red, 63.1% green and 69% blue (131, 161, 176).

Its hue angle is 200°, with 22% saturation and 60% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 26% cyan, 9% magenta, 0% yellow and 31% black.

The closest named color is Grauzone (#85A3B2), a difference of 0.6 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.69:1).

#83A1B0 color codes

HEX	`#83A1B0`
RGB	`rgb(131, 161, 176)`
RGB percent	`rgb(51.4%, 63.1%, 69%)`
HSL	`hsl(200, 22%, 60%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(200, 26%, 69%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(26%, 9%, 0%, 31%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(64.52, -6.88, -11.18)`
CIE LCH	`lch(64.52, 13.12, 238.4)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(29.939, 33.448, 45.945)`
Decimal	`8626608`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #83A1B0, 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 #83A1B0	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.69:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.73:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#83A1B0 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.73:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.69:1	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 #83A1B0 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #83a1b0; }
.text { color: #83a1b0; }
.border { border: 2px solid #83a1b0; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(131 161 176 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #83a1b0, #838bb0); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Pewter.

Questions

What color is #83A1B0?: #83A1B0 is a grayish azure, closest to the named color Grauzone. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #83A1B0?: The RGB value is 131, 161, 176: 131 red, 161 green and 176 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #83A1B0?: The complementary color is #B09283, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #83A1B0?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.69:1 and white text 2.73:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.