What color is #83A5AA?

#83A5AA is a grayish cyan, closest to the named color Stormy Waters. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #83A5AA?

The RGB value is 131, 165, 170: 131 red, 165 green and 170 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #83A5AA?

The complementary color is #AA8883, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #83A5AA?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.93:1 and white text 2.65:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#83A5AA color

#83A5AA rgb(131, 165, 170)

Shades of gray

The hex color #83A5AA is a grayish cyan.

In the RGB color model it is made of 51.4% red, 64.7% green and 66.7% blue (131, 165, 170).

Its hue angle is 188°, with 19% saturation and 59% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 23% cyan, 3% magenta, 0% yellow and 33% black.

The closest named color is Stormy Waters (#84A9B0), a difference of 1.5 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.93:1).

#83A5AA color codes

HEX	`#83A5AA`
RGB	`rgb(131, 165, 170)`
RGB percent	`rgb(51.4%, 64.7%, 66.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(188, 19%, 59%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(188, 23%, 67%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(23%, 3%, 0%, 33%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(65.46, -10.45, -6.42)`
CIE LCH	`lch(65.46, 12.26, 211.56)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(30.069, 34.637, 43.124)`
Decimal	`8627626`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #83A5AA, 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 #83A5AA	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.93:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.65:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#83A5AA as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.65:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.93:1	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 #83A5AA looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #83a5aa; }
.text { color: #83a5aa; }
.border { border: 2px solid #83a5aa; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(131 165 170 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #83a5aa, #8392aa); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Juniper.

Questions

What color is #83A5AA?: #83A5AA is a grayish cyan, closest to the named color Stormy Waters. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #83A5AA?: The RGB value is 131, 165, 170: 131 red, 165 green and 170 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #83A5AA?: The complementary color is #AA8883, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #83A5AA?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.93:1 and white text 2.65:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.