What color is #83A6AF?

#83A6AF is a grayish cyan, closest to the named color Equanimity. It belongs to the teal family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #83A6AF?

The RGB value is 131, 166, 175: 131 red, 166 green and 175 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #83A6AF?

The complementary color is #AF8C83, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #83A6AF?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.04:1 and white text 2.61:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#83A6AF color

#83A6AF rgb(131, 166, 175)

Shades of teal

The hex color #83A6AF is a grayish cyan.

In the RGB color model it is made of 51.4% red, 65.1% green and 68.6% blue (131, 166, 175).

Its hue angle is 192°, with 22% saturation and 60% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 25% cyan, 5% magenta, 0% yellow and 31% black.

The closest named color is Equanimity (#83A9B3), a difference of 1.1 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.04:1).

#83A6AF color codes

HEX	`#83A6AF`
RGB	`rgb(131, 166, 175)`
RGB percent	`rgb(51.4%, 65.1%, 68.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(192, 22%, 60%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(192, 25%, 69%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(25%, 5%, 0%, 31%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(65.9, -9.83, -8.57)`
CIE LCH	`lch(65.9, 13.04, 221.07)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(30.732, 35.192, 45.723)`
Decimal	`8627887`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #83A6AF, 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 #83A6AF	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.04:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.61:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#83A6AF as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.61:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.04:1	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 #83A6AF looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #83a6af; }
.text { color: #83a6af; }
.border { border: 2px solid #83a6af; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(131 166 175 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #83a6af, #8390af); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Juniper.

Questions

What color is #83A6AF?: #83A6AF is a grayish cyan, closest to the named color Equanimity. It belongs to the teal family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #83A6AF?: The RGB value is 131, 166, 175: 131 red, 166 green and 175 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #83A6AF?: The complementary color is #AF8C83, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #83A6AF?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.04:1 and white text 2.61:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.