What color is #83B3BE?

#83B3BE is a light, desaturated cyan, closest to the named color Open Seas. It belongs to the teal family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #83B3BE?

The RGB value is 131, 179, 190: 131 red, 179 green and 190 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #83B3BE?

The complementary color is #BE8E83, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #83B3BE?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.16:1 and white text 2.29:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#83B3BE color

#83B3BE rgb(131, 179, 190)

Shades of teal

The hex color #83B3BE is a light, desaturated cyan.

In the RGB color model it is made of 51.4% red, 70.2% green and 74.5% blue (131, 179, 190).

Its hue angle is 191°, with 31% saturation and 63% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 31% cyan, 6% magenta, 0% yellow and 25% black.

The closest named color is Open Seas (#83AFBC), a difference of 1.8 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.16:1).

#83B3BE color codes

HEX	`#83B3BE`
RGB	`rgb(131, 179, 190)`
RGB percent	`rgb(51.4%, 70.2%, 74.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(191, 31%, 63%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(191, 31%, 75%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(31%, 6%, 0%, 25%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(70.02, -13.19, -10.72)`
CIE LCH	`lch(70.02, 16.99, 219.11)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(34.771, 40.781, 54.745)`
Decimal	`8631230`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #83B3BE, 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 #83B3BE	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.16:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.29:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#83B3BE as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.29:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.16:1	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 #83B3BE looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #83b3be; }
.text { color: #83b3be; }
.border { border: 2px solid #83b3be; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(131 179 190 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #83b3be, #8395be); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Sky Blue.

Questions

What color is #83B3BE?: #83B3BE is a light, desaturated cyan, closest to the named color Open Seas. It belongs to the teal family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #83B3BE?: The RGB value is 131, 179, 190: 131 red, 179 green and 190 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #83B3BE?: The complementary color is #BE8E83, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #83B3BE?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.16:1 and white text 2.29:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.