What color is #83BBC3?

#83BBC3 is a light, desaturated cyan, closest to the named color Misty Cold Sea. It belongs to the teal family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #83BBC3?

The RGB value is 131, 187, 195: 131 red, 187 green and 195 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #83BBC3?

The complementary color is #C38B83, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #83BBC3?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.86:1 and white text 2.13:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#83BBC3 color

#83BBC3 rgb(131, 187, 195)

Shades of teal

The hex color #83BBC3 is a light, desaturated cyan.

In the RGB color model it is made of 51.4% red, 73.3% green and 76.5% blue (131, 187, 195).

Its hue angle is 188°, with 35% saturation and 64% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 33% cyan, 4% magenta, 0% yellow and 24% black.

The closest named color is Misty Cold Sea (#83BBC1), a difference of 0.9 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.86:1).

#83BBC3 color codes

HEX	`#83BBC3`
RGB	`rgb(131, 187, 195)`
RGB percent	`rgb(51.4%, 73.3%, 76.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(188, 35%, 64%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(188, 33%, 76%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(33%, 4%, 0%, 24%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(72.43, -16.16, -9.87)`
CIE LCH	`lch(72.43, 18.93, 211.4)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(36.977, 44.304, 58.222)`
Decimal	`8633283`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #83BBC3, 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 #83BBC3	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.86:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.13:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#83BBC3 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.13:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.86:1	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 #83BBC3 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #83bbc3; }
.text { color: #83bbc3; }
.border { border: 2px solid #83bbc3; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(131 187 195 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #83bbc3, #839bc3); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Sky Blue.

Questions

What color is #83BBC3?: #83BBC3 is a light, desaturated cyan, closest to the named color Misty Cold Sea. It belongs to the teal family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #83BBC3?: The RGB value is 131, 187, 195: 131 red, 187 green and 195 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #83BBC3?: The complementary color is #C38B83, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #83BBC3?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.86:1 and white text 2.13:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.