What color is #83A3AC?

#83A3AC is a grayish cyan, closest to the named color Equanimity. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #83A3AC?

The RGB value is 131, 163, 172: 131 red, 163 green and 172 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #83A3AC?

The complementary color is #AC8C83, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #83A3AC?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.8:1 and white text 2.69:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#83A3AC color

#83A3AC rgb(131, 163, 172)

Shades of gray

The hex color #83A3AC is a grayish cyan.

In the RGB color model it is made of 51.4% red, 63.9% green and 67.5% blue (131, 163, 172).

Its hue angle is 193°, with 20% saturation and 59% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 24% cyan, 5% magenta, 0% yellow and 33% black.

The closest named color is Equanimity (#83A9B3), a difference of 2.1 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.8:1).

#83A3AC color codes

HEX	`#83A3AC`
RGB	`rgb(131, 163, 172)`
RGB percent	`rgb(51.4%, 63.9%, 67.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(193, 20%, 59%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(193, 24%, 67%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(24%, 5%, 0%, 33%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(64.96, -8.91, -8.29)`
CIE LCH	`lch(64.96, 12.17, 222.93)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(29.901, 33.997, 44.008)`
Decimal	`8627116`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #83A3AC, 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 #83A3AC	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.8:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.69:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#83A3AC as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.69:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.8:1	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 #83A3AC looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #83a3ac; }
.text { color: #83a3ac; }
.border { border: 2px solid #83a3ac; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(131 163 172 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #83a3ac, #838eac); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Pewter.

Questions

What color is #83A3AC?: #83A3AC is a grayish cyan, closest to the named color Equanimity. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #83A3AC?: The RGB value is 131, 163, 172: 131 red, 163 green and 172 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #83A3AC?: The complementary color is #AC8C83, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #83A3AC?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.8:1 and white text 2.69:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.