What color is #83ABB0?

#83ABB0 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 #83ABB0?

The RGB value is 131, 171, 176: 131 red, 171 green and 176 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #83ABB0?

The complementary color is #B08883, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #83ABB0?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.42:1 and white text 2.49:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#83ABB0 color

#83ABB0 rgb(131, 171, 176)

Shades of teal

The hex color #83ABB0 is a grayish cyan.

In the RGB color model it is made of 51.4% red, 67.1% green and 69% blue (131, 171, 176).

Its hue angle is 187°, with 22% saturation and 60% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 26% cyan, 3% magenta, 0% yellow and 31% black.

The closest named color is Stormy Waters (#84A9B0), a difference of 1.5 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.42:1).

#83ABB0 color codes

HEX	`#83ABB0`
RGB	`rgb(131, 171, 176)`
RGB percent	`rgb(51.4%, 67.1%, 69%)`
HSL	`hsl(187, 22%, 60%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(187, 26%, 69%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(26%, 3%, 0%, 31%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(67.34, -12.27, -6.98)`
CIE LCH	`lch(67.34, 14.12, 209.62)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(31.757, 37.084, 46.551)`
Decimal	`8629168`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #83ABB0, 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 #83ABB0	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.42:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.49:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#83ABB0 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.49:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.42:1	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 #83ABB0 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #83abb0; }
.text { color: #83abb0; }
.border { border: 2px solid #83abb0; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(131 171 176 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #83abb0, #8395b0); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Cadet Blue.

Questions

What color is #83ABB0?: #83ABB0 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 #83ABB0?: The RGB value is 131, 171, 176: 131 red, 171 green and 176 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #83ABB0?: The complementary color is #B08883, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #83ABB0?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.42:1 and white text 2.49:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.