What color is #83C0B5?

#83C0B5 is a light, desaturated spring green, closest to the named color Mintnight. It belongs to the teal family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #83C0B5?

The RGB value is 131, 192, 181: 131 red, 192 green and 181 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #83C0B5?

The complementary color is #C0838E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #83C0B5?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.17:1 and white text 2.06:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#83C0B5 color

#83C0B5 rgb(131, 192, 181)

Shades of teal

The hex color #83C0B5 is a light, desaturated spring green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 51.4% red, 75.3% green and 71% blue (131, 192, 181).

Its hue angle is 169°, with 33% saturation and 63% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 32% cyan, 0% magenta, 6% yellow and 25% black.

The closest named color is Mintnight (#7CBBAE), a difference of 1.7 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 10.17:1).

#83C0B5 color codes

HEX	`#83C0B5`
RGB	`rgb(131, 192, 181)`
RGB percent	`rgb(51.4%, 75.3%, 71%)`
HSL	`hsl(169, 33%, 63%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(169, 32%, 75%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(32%, 0%, 6%, 25%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(73.45, -21.99, -0.72)`
CIE LCH	`lch(73.45, 22, 181.87)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(36.547, 45.859, 50.633)`
Decimal	`8634549`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #83C0B5, 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 #83C0B5	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.17:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.06:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#83C0B5 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.06:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.17:1	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 #83C0B5 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #83c0b5; }
.text { color: #83c0b5; }
.border { border: 2px solid #83c0b5; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(131 192 181 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #83c0b5, #83acc0); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Medium Turquoise.

Questions

What color is #83C0B5?: #83C0B5 is a light, desaturated spring green, closest to the named color Mintnight. It belongs to the teal family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #83C0B5?: The RGB value is 131, 192, 181: 131 red, 192 green and 181 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #83C0B5?: The complementary color is #C0838E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #83C0B5?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.17:1 and white text 2.06:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.