What color is #83FEFF?

#83FEFF is a light, vivid cyan, closest to the named color Glitter Shower. It belongs to the teal family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #83FEFF?

The RGB value is 131, 254, 255: 131 red, 254 green and 255 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #83FEFF?

The complementary color is #FF8483, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #83FEFF?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 17.59:1 and white text 1.19:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#83FEFF color

#83FEFF rgb(131, 254, 255)

Shades of teal

The hex color #83FEFF is a light, vivid cyan.

In the RGB color model it is made of 51.4% red, 99.6% green and 100% blue (131, 254, 255).

Its hue angle is 180°, with 100% saturation and 76% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 49% cyan, 0% magenta, 0% yellow and 0% black.

The closest named color is Glitter Shower (#88FFFF), a difference of 0.5 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 17.59:1).

#83FEFF color codes

HEX	`#83FEFF`
RGB	`rgb(131, 254, 255)`
RGB percent	`rgb(51.4%, 99.6%, 100%)`
HSL	`hsl(180, 100%, 76%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(180, 49%, 100%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(49%, 0%, 0%, 0%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(92.98, -34.15, -11.12)`
CIE LCH	`lch(92.98, 35.92, 198.03)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(62.845, 82.923, 107.282)`
Decimal	`8650495`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #83FEFF, 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 #83FEFF	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	17.59:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.19:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#83FEFF as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.19:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	17.59:1	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 #83FEFF looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #83feff; }
.text { color: #83feff; }
.border { border: 2px solid #83feff; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(131 254 255 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #83feff, #83c0ff); }

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Questions

What color is #83FEFF?: #83FEFF is a light, vivid cyan, closest to the named color Glitter Shower. It belongs to the teal family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #83FEFF?: The RGB value is 131, 254, 255: 131 red, 254 green and 255 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #83FEFF?: The complementary color is #FF8483, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #83FEFF?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 17.59:1 and white text 1.19:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.