Recognised as Colour
#83AAAB
- #83AAAB
- Cyan
- Dark
- Nearest: Cadetblue
#83AAAB is a cyan with RGB values 131, 170, 171 and HSL 182°, 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
#83AAAB#83AAAB
HEX#83AAAB
RGBrgb(131, 170, 171)
RGB (0–1)0.5137, 0.6667, 0.6706
RGB percentages51.4%, 66.7%, 67.1%
HSLhsl(181.5, 19.2%, 59.2%)
HSV / HSBhsv(181.5, 23.4%, 67.1%)
CMYK23.4%, 0.6%, 0%, 32.9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer8,628,907
CSS custom property--colour: #83AAAB;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.36515WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness159.5 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 8.3:1
Contrast with white2.53:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black8.3:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#A2A2A2
Inverted#7C5554
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.53:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text8.3:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familycyan
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#AB8483
Analogous#83AB98, #8396AB
Triadic#AB83AA, #AAAB83
Split complementary#AB8396, #AB9883
Tetradic#9883AB, #AB8483, #96AB83
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R131
G170
B171
Red131 (51.4%)
Green170 (66.7%)
Blue171 (67.1%)
Hue181.5°
Saturation (HSL)19.23%
Lightness59.22%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 83 · G AA · B AB
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