What color is #83D1D1?

#83D1D1 is a light, desaturated cyan, closest to the named color Cold Blue. It belongs to the teal family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #83D1D1?

The RGB value is 131, 209, 209: 131 red, 209 green and 209 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #83D1D1?

The complementary color is #D18383, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #83D1D1?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 12.01:1 and white text 1.75:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#83D1D1 color

#83D1D1 rgb(131, 209, 209)

Shades of teal

The hex color #83D1D1 is a light, desaturated cyan.

In the RGB color model it is made of 51.4% red, 82% green and 82% blue (131, 209, 209).

Its hue angle is 180°, with 46% saturation and 67% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 37% cyan, 0% magenta, 0% yellow and 18% black.

The closest named color is Cold Blue (#88DDDD), a difference of 2.8 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 12.01:1).

#83D1D1 color codes

HEX	`#83D1D1`
RGB	`rgb(131, 209, 209)`
RGB percent	`rgb(51.4%, 82%, 82%)`
HSL	`hsl(180, 46%, 67%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(180, 37%, 82%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(37%, 0%, 0%, 18%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(79.06, -23.92, -7.59)`
CIE LCH	`lch(79.06, 25.1, 197.6)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(43.665, 55.027, 68.63)`
Decimal	`8638929`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #83D1D1, 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 #83D1D1	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	12.01:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.75:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#83D1D1 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.75:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	12.01:1	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 #83D1D1 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #83d1d1; }
.text { color: #83d1d1; }
.border { border: 2px solid #83d1d1; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(131 209 209 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #83d1d1, #83aad1); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Medium Turquoise.

Questions

What color is #83D1D1?: #83D1D1 is a light, desaturated cyan, closest to the named color Cold Blue. It belongs to the teal family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #83D1D1?: The RGB value is 131, 209, 209: 131 red, 209 green and 209 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #83D1D1?: The complementary color is #D18383, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #83D1D1?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 12.01:1 and white text 1.75:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.