What color is #83A6BB?

#83A6BB is a light, desaturated azure, closest to the named color Grauzone. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #83A6BB?

The RGB value is 131, 166, 187: 131 red, 166 green and 187 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #83A6BB?

The complementary color is #BB9883, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #83A6BB?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.14:1 and white text 2.58:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#83A6BB color

#83A6BB rgb(131, 166, 187)

Shades of blue

The hex color #83A6BB is a light, desaturated azure.

In the RGB color model it is made of 51.4% red, 65.1% green and 73.3% blue (131, 166, 187).

Its hue angle is 202°, with 29% saturation and 62% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 30% cyan, 11% magenta, 0% yellow and 27% black.

The closest named color is Grauzone (#85A3B2), a difference of 2.4 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.14:1).

#83A6BB color codes

HEX	`#83A6BB`
RGB	`rgb(131, 166, 187)`
RGB percent	`rgb(51.4%, 65.1%, 73.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(202, 29%, 62%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(202, 30%, 73%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(30%, 11%, 0%, 27%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(66.28, -6.94, -14.68)`
CIE LCH	`lch(66.28, 16.24, 244.68)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(31.963, 35.684, 52.208)`
Decimal	`8627899`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #83A6BB, 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 #83A6BB	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.14:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.58:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#83A6BB as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.58:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.14:1	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 #83A6BB looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #83a6bb; }
.text { color: #83a6bb; }
.border { border: 2px solid #83a6bb; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(131 166 187 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #83a6bb, #838abb); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dusty Blue.

Questions

What color is #83A6BB?: #83A6BB is a light, desaturated azure, closest to the named color Grauzone. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #83A6BB?: The RGB value is 131, 166, 187: 131 red, 166 green and 187 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #83A6BB?: The complementary color is #BB9883, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #83A6BB?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.14:1 and white text 2.58:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.