What color is #83B2B8?

#83B2B8 is a desaturated cyan, closest to the named color Summit. It belongs to the teal family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #83B2B8?

The RGB value is 131, 178, 184: 131 red, 178 green and 184 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #83B2B8?

The complementary color is #B88983, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #83B2B8?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.03:1 and white text 2.33:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#83B2B8 color

#83B2B8 rgb(131, 178, 184)

Shades of teal

The hex color #83B2B8 is a desaturated cyan.

In the RGB color model it is made of 51.4% red, 69.8% green and 72.2% blue (131, 178, 184).

Its hue angle is 187°, with 27% saturation and 62% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 29% cyan, 3% magenta, 0% yellow and 28% black.

The closest named color is Summit (#8BB6B8), a difference of 2.1 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.03:1).

#83B2B8 color codes

HEX	`#83B2B8`
RGB	`rgb(131, 178, 184)`
RGB percent	`rgb(51.4%, 69.8%, 72.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(187, 27%, 62%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(187, 29%, 72%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(29%, 3%, 0%, 28%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(69.56, -14.1, -8.11)`
CIE LCH	`lch(69.56, 16.26, 209.9)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(33.929, 40.125, 51.295)`
Decimal	`8630968`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #83B2B8, 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 #83B2B8	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.03:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.33:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#83B2B8 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.33:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.03:1	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 #83B2B8 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #83b2b8; }
.text { color: #83b2b8; }
.border { border: 2px solid #83b2b8; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(131 178 184 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #83b2b8, #8397b8); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Cadet Blue.

Questions

What color is #83B2B8?: #83B2B8 is a desaturated cyan, closest to the named color Summit. It belongs to the teal family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #83B2B8?: The RGB value is 131, 178, 184: 131 red, 178 green and 184 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #83B2B8?: The complementary color is #B88983, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #83B2B8?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.03:1 and white text 2.33:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.