What color is #83AAA8?

#83AAA8 is a grayish cyan, closest to the named color Harbour Mist. It belongs to the teal family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #83AAA8?

The RGB value is 131, 170, 168: 131 red, 170 green and 168 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #83AAA8?

The complementary color is #AA8385, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #83AAA8?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.28:1 and white text 2.54:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#83AAA8 color

#83AAA8 rgb(131, 170, 168)

Shades of teal

The hex color #83AAA8 is a grayish cyan.

In the RGB color model it is made of 51.4% red, 66.7% green and 65.9% blue (131, 170, 168).

Its hue angle is 177°, with 19% saturation and 59% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 23% cyan, 0% magenta, 1% yellow and 33% black.

The closest named color is Harbour Mist (#88AAAA), a difference of 1.8 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.28:1).

#83AAA8 color codes

HEX	`#83AAA8`
RGB	`rgb(131, 170, 168)`
RGB percent	`rgb(51.4%, 66.7%, 65.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(177, 19%, 59%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(177, 23%, 67%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(23%, 0%, 1%, 33%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(66.82, -13.57, -3.29)`
CIE LCH	`lch(66.82, 13.96, 193.65)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(30.801, 36.401, 42.441)`
Decimal	`8628904`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #83AAA8, 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 #83AAA8	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.28:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.54:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#83AAA8 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.54:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.28:1	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 #83AAA8 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #83aaa8; }
.text { color: #83aaa8; }
.border { border: 2px solid #83aaa8; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(131 170 168 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #83aaa8, #8399aa); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Cadet Blue.

Questions

What color is #83AAA8?: #83AAA8 is a grayish cyan, closest to the named color Harbour Mist. It belongs to the teal family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #83AAA8?: The RGB value is 131, 170, 168: 131 red, 170 green and 168 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #83AAA8?: The complementary color is #AA8385, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #83AAA8?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.28:1 and white text 2.54:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.