Colour
#83A39B
- #83A39B
- Cyan
- Dark
- Nearest: Cadetblue
#83A39B is a cyan with RGB values 131, 163, 155 and HSL 165°, 15%, 58%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 7.7:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Cadetblue.
Colour values
#83A39B#83A39B
HEX#83A39B
RGBrgb(131, 163, 155)
RGB (0–1)0.5137, 0.6392, 0.6078
RGB percentages51.4%, 63.9%, 60.8%
HSLhsl(165, 14.8%, 57.6%)
HSV / HSBhsv(165, 19.6%, 63.9%)
CMYK19.6%, 0%, 4.9%, 36.1%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer8,627,099
CSS custom property--colour: #83A39B;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.33386WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness153.2 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 7.68:1
Contrast with white2.74:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black7.68:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#9C9C9C
Inverted#7C5C64
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.74:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text7.68:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familycyan
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#A3838B
Analogous#83A38B, #839BA3
Triadic#9B83A3, #A39B83
Split complementary#A3839B, #A38B83
Tetradic#8B83A3, #A3838B, #9BA383
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R131
G163
B155
Red131 (51.4%)
Green163 (63.9%)
Blue155 (60.8%)
Hue165°
Saturation (HSL)14.81%
Lightness57.65%
Dominant channelGreen
Hex per channelR 83 · G A3 · B 9B
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