Colour
#83AAA8
- #83AAA8
- Cyan
- Dark
- Nearest: Cadetblue
#83AAA8 is a cyan with RGB values 131, 170, 168 and HSL 177°, 19%, 59%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 8.3:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Cadetblue.
Colour values
#83AAA8#83AAA8
HEX#83AAA8
RGBrgb(131, 170, 168)
RGB (0–1)0.5137, 0.6667, 0.6588
RGB percentages51.4%, 66.7%, 65.9%
HSLhsl(176.9, 18.7%, 59%)
HSV / HSBhsv(176.9, 22.9%, 66.7%)
CMYK22.9%, 0%, 1.2%, 33.3%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer8,628,904
CSS custom property--colour: #83AAA8;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.36402WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness159.1 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 8.28:1
Contrast with white2.54:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black8.28:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#A2A2A2
Inverted#7C5557
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.54:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text8.28:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familycyan
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#AA8385
Analogous#83AA94, #8399AA
Triadic#A883AA, #AAA883
Split complementary#AA8399, #AA9483
Tetradic#9483AA, #AA8385, #99AA83
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R131
G170
B168
Red131 (51.4%)
Green170 (66.7%)
Blue168 (65.9%)
Hue176.92°
Saturation (HSL)18.66%
Lightness59.02%
Dominant channelGreen
Hex per channelR 83 · G AA · B A8
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