What color is #83BDAE?

#83BDAE is a light, desaturated spring green, closest to the named color Seaborn. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #83BDAE?

The RGB value is 131, 189, 174: 131 red, 189 green and 174 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #83BDAE?

The complementary color is #BD8392, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #83BDAE?

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.

#83BDAE color

#83BDAE rgb(131, 189, 174)

Shades of green

The hex color #83BDAE is a light, desaturated spring green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 51.4% red, 74.1% green and 68.2% blue (131, 189, 174).

Its hue angle is 164°, with 31% saturation and 63% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 31% cyan, 0% magenta, 8% yellow and 26% black.

The closest named color is Seaborn (#85C2B2), a difference of 1.3 ΔE, which is barely visible.

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

#83BDAE color codes

HEX	`#83BDAE`
RGB	`rgb(131, 189, 174)`
RGB percent	`rgb(51.4%, 74.1%, 68.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(164, 31%, 63%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(164, 31%, 74%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(31%, 0%, 8%, 26%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(72.41, -22.04, 1.58)`
CIE LCH	`lch(72.41, 22.09, 175.91)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(35.195, 44.275, 46.728)`
Decimal	`8633774`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

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

#83BDAE 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 #83BDAE looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #83bdae; }
.text { color: #83bdae; }
.border { border: 2px solid #83bdae; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(131 189 174 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #83bdae, #83afbd); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Medium Aquamarine.

Questions

What color is #83BDAE?: #83BDAE is a light, desaturated spring green, closest to the named color Seaborn. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #83BDAE?: The RGB value is 131, 189, 174: 131 red, 189 green and 174 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #83BDAE?: The complementary color is #BD8392, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #83BDAE?: 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.