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Recognised as Colour

#83B2AF

  • #83B2AF
  • Cyan
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Cadetblue

#83B2AF is a cyan with RGB values 131, 178, 175 and HSL 176°, 23%, 61%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 9:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Cadetblue.

Colour values

#83B2AF#83B2AF
HEX#83B2AF
RGBrgb(131, 178, 175)
RGB (0–1)0.5137, 0.698, 0.6863
RGB percentages51.4%, 69.8%, 68.6%
HSLhsl(176.2, 23.4%, 60.6%)
HSV / HSBhsv(176.2, 26.4%, 69.8%)
CMYK26.4%, 0%, 1.7%, 30.2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer8,630,959
CSS custom property--colour: #83B2AF;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.39761WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness165 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 8.95:1
Contrast with white2.35:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black8.95:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#A8A8A8
Inverted#7C4D50

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#ADADAFno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 16.8 from the original
Deuteranopia#A4A6B0no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 17.6 from the original
Tritanopia#74B5B1no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 5.5 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.35:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text8.95:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Cadetblue · ΔE 9.7Dark grey · ΔE 16.6Light blue · ΔE 17.4Powder blue · ΔE 17.5Silver · ΔE 18.6Sky blue · ΔE 20.4
Nearest named CSS colourCadetblue (#5F9EA0)ΔE 9.68, clearly different but related
Hue familycyan
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#B28386
Analogous#83B298, #839DB2
Triadic#AF83B2, #B2AF83
Split complementary#B2839D, #B29883
Tetradic#9883B2, #B28386, #9DB283

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#E1EDEC
Lighter +20%#C2D9D8
Lighter +10%#A2C6C3
Darker −10%#649E9B
Darker −20%#4F807D
Darker −30%#3C605E
Darker −40%#28413F
More saturated +25%#6ACBC5
Less saturated −25%#9B9B9B

Channel breakdown

R131
G178
B175
Red131 (51.4%)
Green178 (69.8%)
Blue175 (68.6%)
Hue176.17°
Saturation (HSL)23.38%
Lightness60.59%
Dominant channelGreen
Hex per channelR 83 · G B2 · B AF

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