What color is #83B9AD?

#83B9AD is a desaturated spring green, closest to the named color Mintnight. It belongs to the teal family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #83B9AD?

The RGB value is 131, 185, 173: 131 red, 185 green and 173 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #83B9AD?

The complementary color is #B9838F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #83B9AD?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.51:1 and white text 2.21:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#83B9AD color

#83B9AD rgb(131, 185, 173)

Shades of teal

The hex color #83B9AD is a desaturated spring green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 51.4% red, 72.5% green and 67.8% blue (131, 185, 173).

Its hue angle is 167°, with 28% saturation and 62% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 29% cyan, 0% magenta, 6% yellow and 27% black.

The closest named color is Mintnight (#7CBBAE), a difference of 1.6 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.51:1).

#83B9AD color codes

HEX	`#83B9AD`
RGB	`rgb(131, 185, 173)`
RGB percent	`rgb(51.4%, 72.5%, 67.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(167, 28%, 62%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(167, 29%, 73%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(29%, 0%, 6%, 27%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(71.24, -20.24, 0.42)`
CIE LCH	`lch(71.24, 20.24, 178.82)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(34.249, 42.539, 45.933)`
Decimal	`8632749`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #83B9AD, 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 #83B9AD	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.51:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.21:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#83B9AD as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.21:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.51:1	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 #83B9AD looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #83b9ad; }
.text { color: #83b9ad; }
.border { border: 2px solid #83b9ad; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(131 185 173 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #83b9ad, #83aab9); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Medium Aquamarine.

Questions

What color is #83B9AD?: #83B9AD is a desaturated spring green, closest to the named color Mintnight. It belongs to the teal family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #83B9AD?: The RGB value is 131, 185, 173: 131 red, 185 green and 173 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #83B9AD?: The complementary color is #B9838F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #83B9AD?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.51:1 and white text 2.21:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.