What color is #83A6B3?

#83A6B3 is a grayish azure, closest to the named color Equanimity. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #83A6B3?

The RGB value is 131, 166, 179: 131 red, 166 green and 179 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #83A6B3?

The complementary color is #B39083, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #83A6B3?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.07:1 and white text 2.6:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#83A6B3 color

#83A6B3 rgb(131, 166, 179)

Shades of blue

The hex color #83A6B3 is a grayish azure.

In the RGB color model it is made of 51.4% red, 65.1% green and 70.2% blue (131, 166, 179).

Its hue angle is 196°, with 24% saturation and 61% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 27% cyan, 7% magenta, 0% yellow and 30% black.

The closest named color is Equanimity (#83A9B3), a difference of 2 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.07:1).

#83A6B3 color codes

HEX	`#83A6B3`
RGB	`rgb(131, 166, 179)`
RGB percent	`rgb(51.4%, 65.1%, 70.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(196, 24%, 61%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(196, 27%, 70%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(27%, 7%, 0%, 30%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(66.02, -8.88, -10.61)`
CIE LCH	`lch(66.02, 13.84, 230.07)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(31.131, 35.351, 47.822)`
Decimal	`8627891`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #83A6B3, 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 #83A6B3	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.07:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.6:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#83A6B3 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.6:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.07:1	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 #83A6B3 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #83a6b3; }
.text { color: #83a6b3; }
.border { border: 2px solid #83a6b3; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(131 166 179 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #83a6b3, #838eb3); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Pewter.

Questions

What color is #83A6B3?: #83A6B3 is a grayish azure, closest to the named color Equanimity. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #83A6B3?: The RGB value is 131, 166, 179: 131 red, 166 green and 179 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #83A6B3?: The complementary color is #B39083, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #83A6B3?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.07:1 and white text 2.6:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.