Colour

#83A7AB

#83A7AB
Cyan
Dark
Nearest: Cadetblue

#83A7AB is a cyan with RGB values 131, 167, 171 and HSL 186°, 19%, 59%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 8.1:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Cadetblue.

Colour values

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HEX#83A7AB

RGBrgb(131, 167, 171)

RGB (0–1)0.5137, 0.6549, 0.6706

RGB percentages51.4%, 65.5%, 67.1%

HSLhsl(186, 19.2%, 59.2%)

HSV / HSBhsv(186, 23.4%, 67.1%)

CMYK23.4%, 2.3%, 0%, 32.9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer8,628,139

CSS custom property--colour: #83A7AB;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.35403WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness157.6 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 8.08:1

Contrast with white2.6:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black8.08:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#A0A0A0

Inverted#7C5854

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#A1A4ABno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 11.9 from the original

Deuteranopia#9A9EABno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 12.6 from the original

Tritanopia#76AAA8no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 6.4 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text2.6:1WCAG large text: Fail

Contrast with black, large text8.08:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Cadetblue · ΔE 9.8 Dark grey · ΔE 13.2 Light slate grey · ΔE 14.5 Slate grey · ΔE 16.7 Silver · ΔE 17.3 Gray · ΔE 17.9

Nearest named CSS colourCadetblue (#5F9EA0)ΔE 9.81, clearly different but related

Hue familycyan

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base +30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°

Complementary#AB8783

Analogous#83AB9B, #8393AB

Triadic#AB83A7, #A7AB83

Split complementary#AB8393, #AB9B83

Tetradic#9B83AB, #AB8783, #93AB83

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base -10%-20%-30%-40%

Lighter +40%#FDFDFD

Lighter +30%#DEE8E9

Lighter +20%#C0D2D4

Lighter +10%#A1BDC0

Darker −10%#659196

Darker −20%#517377

Darker −30%#3C5659

Darker −40%#28393A

More saturated +25%#69BCC5

Less saturated −25%#979797

Channel breakdown

R131

G167

B171

Red131 (51.4%)

Green167 (65.5%)

Blue171 (67.1%)

Hue186°

Saturation (HSL)19.23%

Lightness59.22%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 83 · G A7 · B AB

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Channel breakdown

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