What color is #83A7BF?

#83A7BF is a light, desaturated azure, closest to the named color Serene Sea. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #83A7BF?

The RGB value is 131, 167, 191: 131 red, 167 green and 191 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #83A7BF?

The complementary color is #BF9B83, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #83A7BF?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.24:1 and white text 2.55:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#83A7BF color

#83A7BF rgb(131, 167, 191)

Shades of blue

The hex color #83A7BF is a light, desaturated azure.

In the RGB color model it is made of 51.4% red, 65.5% green and 74.9% blue (131, 167, 191).

Its hue angle is 204°, with 32% saturation and 63% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 31% cyan, 13% magenta, 0% yellow and 25% black.

The closest named color is Serene Sea (#78A7C3), a difference of 2.2 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.24:1).

#83A7BF color codes

HEX	`#83A7BF`
RGB	`rgb(131, 167, 191)`
RGB percent	`rgb(51.4%, 65.5%, 74.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(204, 32%, 63%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(204, 31%, 75%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(31%, 13%, 0%, 25%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(66.69, -6.5, -16.28)`
CIE LCH	`lch(66.69, 17.53, 248.24)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(32.58, 36.223, 54.555)`
Decimal	`8628159`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #83A7BF, 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 #83A7BF	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.24:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.55:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#83A7BF as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.55:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.24:1	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 #83A7BF looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #83a7bf; }
.text { color: #83a7bf; }
.border { border: 2px solid #83a7bf; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(131 167 191 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #83a7bf, #8389bf); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dusty Blue.

Questions

What color is #83A7BF?: #83A7BF is a light, desaturated azure, closest to the named color Serene Sea. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #83A7BF?: The RGB value is 131, 167, 191: 131 red, 167 green and 191 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #83A7BF?: The complementary color is #BF9B83, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #83A7BF?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.24:1 and white text 2.55:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.