What color is #83A7A6?

#83A7A6 is a grayish cyan, closest to the named color Harbour Mist. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #83A7A6?

The RGB value is 131, 167, 166: 131 red, 167 green and 166 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #83A7A6?

The complementary color is #A78384, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #83A7A6?

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.

#83A7A6 color

#83A7A6 rgb(131, 167, 166)

Shades of gray

The hex color #83A7A6 is a grayish cyan.

In the RGB color model it is made of 51.4% red, 65.5% green and 65.1% blue (131, 167, 166).

Its hue angle is 178°, with 17% saturation and 58% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 22% cyan, 0% magenta, 1% yellow and 35% black.

The closest named color is Harbour Mist (#88AAAA), a difference of 1.3 ΔE, which is barely visible.

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

#83A7A6 color codes

HEX	`#83A7A6`
RGB	`rgb(131, 167, 166)`
RGB percent	`rgb(51.4%, 65.5%, 65.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(178, 17%, 58%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(178, 22%, 65%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(22%, 0%, 1%, 35%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(65.92, -12.43, -3.52)`
CIE LCH	`lch(65.92, 12.92, 195.82)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(30.06, 35.215, 41.282)`
Decimal	`8628134`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #83A7A6, 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 #83A7A6	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.04:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.61:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#83A7A6 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 #83A7A6 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #83a7a6; }
.text { color: #83a7a6; }
.border { border: 2px solid #83a7a6; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(131 167 166 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #83a7a6, #8396a7); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Cadet Blue.

Questions

What color is #83A7A6?: #83A7A6 is a grayish cyan, closest to the named color Harbour Mist. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #83A7A6?: The RGB value is 131, 167, 166: 131 red, 167 green and 166 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #83A7A6?: The complementary color is #A78384, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #83A7A6?: 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.