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Recognised as Colour

#83A3A3

  • #83A3A3
  • Cyan
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Cadetblue

#83A3A3 is a cyan with RGB values 131, 163, 163 and HSL 180°, 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

#83A3A3#83A3A3
HEX#83A3A3
RGBrgb(131, 163, 163)
RGB (0–1)0.5137, 0.6392, 0.6392
RGB percentages51.4%, 63.9%, 63.9%
HSLhsl(180, 14.8%, 57.6%)
HSV / HSBhsv(180, 19.6%, 63.9%)
CMYK19.6%, 0%, 0%, 36.1%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer8,627,107
CSS custom property--colour: #83A3A3;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.33664WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness154.1 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 7.73:1
Contrast with white2.72:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black7.73:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#9C9C9C
Inverted#7C5C5C

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#9FA0A3no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 11.4 from the original
Deuteranopia#989BA3no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 11.5 from the original
Tritanopia#79A5A3no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 4.2 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.72:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text7.73:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Cadetblue · ΔE 10.1Dark grey · ΔE 12.4Light slate grey · ΔE 14.4Gray · ΔE 16Slate grey · ΔE 16.3Silver · ΔE 17.4
Nearest named CSS colourCadetblue (#5F9EA0)ΔE 10.14, a distinctly different colour
Hue familycyan
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#A38383
Analogous#83A393, #8393A3
Triadic#A383A3, #A3A383
Split complementary#A38393, #A39383
Tetradic#9383A3, #A38383, #93A383

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#F8FAFA
Lighter +30%#DBE4E4
Lighter +20%#BECECE
Lighter +10%#A0B9B9
Darker −10%#678B8B
Darker −20%#526E6E
Darker −30%#3C5151
Darker −40%#263434
More saturated +25%#68BEBE
Less saturated −25%#939393

Channel breakdown

R131
G163
B163
Red131 (51.4%)
Green163 (63.9%)
Blue163 (63.9%)
Hue180°
Saturation (HSL)14.81%
Lightness57.65%
Dominant channelGreen and Blue
Hex per channelR 83 · G A3 · B A3

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