What color is #83B3B2?

#83B3B2 is a grayish cyan, closest to the named color Summit. It belongs to the teal family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #83B3B2?

The RGB value is 131, 179, 178: 131 red, 179 green and 178 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #83B3B2?

The complementary color is #B38384, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #83B3B2?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.06:1 and white text 2.32:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#83B3B2 color

#83B3B2 rgb(131, 179, 178)

Shades of teal

The hex color #83B3B2 is a grayish cyan.

In the RGB color model it is made of 51.4% red, 70.2% green and 69.8% blue (131, 179, 178).

Its hue angle is 179°, with 24% saturation and 61% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 27% cyan, 0% magenta, 1% yellow and 30% black.

The closest named color is Summit (#8BB6B8), a difference of 2.3 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.06:1).

#83B3B2 color codes

HEX	`#83B3B2`
RGB	`rgb(131, 179, 178)`
RGB percent	`rgb(51.4%, 70.2%, 69.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(179, 24%, 61%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(179, 27%, 70%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(27%, 0%, 1%, 30%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(69.67, -16.02, -4.64)`
CIE LCH	`lch(69.67, 16.68, 196.15)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(33.513, 40.278, 48.119)`
Decimal	`8631218`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #83B3B2, 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 #83B3B2	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.06:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.32:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#83B3B2 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.32:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.06:1	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 #83B3B2 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #83b3b2; }
.text { color: #83b3b2; }
.border { border: 2px solid #83b3b2; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(131 179 178 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #83b3b2, #839cb3); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Cadet Blue.

Questions

What color is #83B3B2?: #83B3B2 is a grayish cyan, closest to the named color Summit. It belongs to the teal family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #83B3B2?: The RGB value is 131, 179, 178: 131 red, 179 green and 178 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #83B3B2?: The complementary color is #B38384, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #83B3B2?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.06:1 and white text 2.32:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.