What color is #83CBC9?

#83CBC9 is a light, desaturated cyan, closest to the named color Cyantific. It belongs to the teal family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #83CBC9?

The RGB value is 131, 203, 201: 131 red, 203 green and 201 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #83CBC9?

The complementary color is #CB8385, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #83CBC9?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.35:1 and white text 1.85:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#83CBC9 color

#83CBC9 rgb(131, 203, 201)

Shades of teal

The hex color #83CBC9 is a light, desaturated cyan.

In the RGB color model it is made of 51.4% red, 79.6% green and 78.8% blue (131, 203, 201).

Its hue angle is 178°, with 41% saturation and 65% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 35% cyan, 0% magenta, 1% yellow and 20% black.

The closest named color is Cyantific (#77C9C2), a difference of 2.7 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 11.35:1).

#83CBC9 color codes

HEX	`#83CBC9`
RGB	`rgb(131, 203, 201)`
RGB percent	`rgb(51.4%, 79.6%, 78.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(178, 41%, 65%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(178, 35%, 80%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(35%, 0%, 1%, 20%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(77.13, -22.86, -6.14)`
CIE LCH	`lch(77.13, 23.67, 195.03)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(41.255, 51.752, 63.062)`
Decimal	`8637385`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #83CBC9, 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 #83CBC9	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	11.35:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.85:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#83CBC9 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.85:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	11.35:1	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 #83CBC9 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #83cbc9; }
.text { color: #83cbc9; }
.border { border: 2px solid #83cbc9; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(131 203 201 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #83cbc9, #83a9cb); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Medium Turquoise.

Questions

What color is #83CBC9?: #83CBC9 is a light, desaturated cyan, closest to the named color Cyantific. It belongs to the teal family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #83CBC9?: The RGB value is 131, 203, 201: 131 red, 203 green and 201 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #83CBC9?: The complementary color is #CB8385, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #83CBC9?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.35:1 and white text 1.85:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.