What color is #83A9A2?

#83A9A2 is a grayish spring green, closest to the named color Harbour Mist. It belongs to the teal family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #83A9A2?

The RGB value is 131, 169, 162: 131 red, 169 green and 162 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #83A9A2?

The complementary color is #A9838A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #83A9A2?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.16:1 and white text 2.57:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#83A9A2 color

#83A9A2 rgb(131, 169, 162)

Shades of teal

The hex color #83A9A2 is a grayish spring green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 51.4% red, 66.3% green and 63.5% blue (131, 169, 162).

Its hue angle is 169°, with 18% saturation and 59% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 22% cyan, 0% magenta, 4% yellow and 34% black.

The closest named color is Harbour Mist (#88AAAA), a difference of 3.6 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.16:1).

#83A9A2 color codes

HEX	`#83A9A2`
RGB	`rgb(131, 169, 162)`
RGB percent	`rgb(51.4%, 66.3%, 63.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(169, 18%, 59%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(169, 22%, 66%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(22%, 0%, 4%, 34%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(66.37, -14.37, -0.62)`
CIE LCH	`lch(66.37, 14.38, 182.47)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(30.068, 35.809, 39.503)`
Decimal	`8628642`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #83A9A2, 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 #83A9A2	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.16:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.57:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#83A9A2 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.57:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.16:1	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 #83A9A2 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #83a9a2; }
.text { color: #83a9a2; }
.border { border: 2px solid #83a9a2; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(131 169 162 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #83a9a2, #839da9); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Cadet Blue.

Questions

What color is #83A9A2?: #83A9A2 is a grayish spring green, closest to the named color Harbour Mist. It belongs to the teal family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #83A9A2?: The RGB value is 131, 169, 162: 131 red, 169 green and 162 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #83A9A2?: The complementary color is #A9838A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #83A9A2?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.16:1 and white text 2.57:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.