What color is #83AAC1?

#83AAC1 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 #83AAC1?

The RGB value is 131, 170, 193: 131 red, 170 green and 193 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #83AAC1?

The complementary color is #C19A83, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #83AAC1?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.49:1 and white text 2.47:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#83AAC1 color

#83AAC1 rgb(131, 170, 193)

Shades of blue

The hex color #83AAC1 is a light, desaturated azure.

In the RGB color model it is made of 51.4% red, 66.7% green and 75.7% blue (131, 170, 193).

Its hue angle is 202°, with 33% saturation and 64% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 32% cyan, 12% magenta, 0% yellow and 24% black.

The closest named color is Serene Sea (#78A7C3), a difference of 2.1 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.49:1).

#83AAC1 color codes

HEX	`#83AAC1`
RGB	`rgb(131, 170, 193)`
RGB percent	`rgb(51.4%, 66.7%, 75.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(202, 33%, 64%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(202, 32%, 76%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(32%, 12%, 0%, 24%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(67.59, -7.63, -16.03)`
CIE LCH	`lch(67.59, 17.75, 244.54)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(33.357, 37.423, 55.908)`
Decimal	`8628929`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #83AAC1, 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 #83AAC1	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.49:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.47:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#83AAC1 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.47:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.49:1	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 #83AAC1 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #83aac1; }
.text { color: #83aac1; }
.border { border: 2px solid #83aac1; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(131 170 193 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #83aac1, #838bc1); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dusty Blue.

Questions

What color is #83AAC1?: #83AAC1 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 #83AAC1?: The RGB value is 131, 170, 193: 131 red, 170 green and 193 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #83AAC1?: The complementary color is #C19A83, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #83AAC1?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.49:1 and white text 2.47:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.