What color is #83AAAE?

#83AAAE is a grayish cyan, closest to the named color Stormy Waters. It belongs to the teal family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #83AAAE?

The RGB value is 131, 170, 174: 131 red, 170 green and 174 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #83AAAE?

The complementary color is #AE8783, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #83AAAE?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.33:1 and white text 2.52:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#83AAAE color

#83AAAE rgb(131, 170, 174)

Shades of teal

The hex color #83AAAE is a grayish cyan.

In the RGB color model it is made of 51.4% red, 66.7% green and 68.2% blue (131, 170, 174).

Its hue angle is 186°, with 21% saturation and 60% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 25% cyan, 2% magenta, 0% yellow and 32% black.

The closest named color is Stormy Waters (#84A9B0), a difference of 1.7 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.33:1).

#83AAAE color codes

HEX	`#83AAAE`
RGB	`rgb(131, 170, 174)`
RGB percent	`rgb(51.4%, 66.7%, 68.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(186, 21%, 60%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(186, 25%, 68%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(25%, 2%, 0%, 32%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(67, -12.2, -6.37)`
CIE LCH	`lch(67, 13.77, 207.58)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(31.372, 36.629, 45.453)`
Decimal	`8628910`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #83AAAE, 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 #83AAAE	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.33:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.52:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#83AAAE as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.52:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.33:1	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 #83AAAE looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #83aaae; }
.text { color: #83aaae; }
.border { border: 2px solid #83aaae; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(131 170 174 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #83aaae, #8395ae); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Cadet Blue.

Questions

What color is #83AAAE?: #83AAAE is a grayish cyan, closest to the named color Stormy Waters. It belongs to the teal family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #83AAAE?: The RGB value is 131, 170, 174: 131 red, 170 green and 174 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #83AAAE?: The complementary color is #AE8783, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #83AAAE?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.33:1 and white text 2.52:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.