Recognised as Colour

#83B3A3

#83B3A3
Cyan
Dark
Nearest: Cadetblue

#83B3A3 is a cyan with RGB values 131, 179, 163 and HSL 160°, 24%, 61%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 8.9:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Cadetblue.

Colour values

#83B3A3#83B3A3

HEX#83B3A3

RGBrgb(131, 179, 163)

RGB (0–1)0.5137, 0.702, 0.6392

RGB percentages51.4%, 70.2%, 63.9%

HSLhsl(160, 24%, 60.8%)

HSV / HSBhsv(160, 26.8%, 70.2%)

CMYK26.8%, 0%, 8.9%, 29.8%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer8,631,203

CSS custom property--colour: #83B3A3;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.3971WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness164.2 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 8.94:1

Contrast with white2.35:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black8.94:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#A8A8A8

Inverted#7C4C5C

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#B0ADA2no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 18.7 from the original

Deuteranopia#A7A7A4no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 18.9 from the original

Tritanopia#77B4AEno 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 text2.35:1WCAG large text: Fail

Contrast with black, large text8.94:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Cadetblue · ΔE 13.2 Dark seagreen · ΔE 15.9 Dark grey · ΔE 19.6 Light seagreen · ΔE 20.7 Medium aquamarine · ΔE 20.7 Powder blue · ΔE 20.8

Nearest named CSS colourCadetblue (#5F9EA0)ΔE 13.23, a distinctly different colour

Hue familycyan

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#B38393

Analogous#83B38B, #83ABB3

Triadic#A383B3, #B3A383

Split complementary#B383AB, #B38B83

Tetradic#8B83B3, #B38393, #ABB383

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF

Lighter +30%#E2EDE9

Lighter +20%#C2DAD2

Lighter +10%#A3C6BA

Darker −10%#63A08C

Darker −20%#4F8170

Darker −30%#3C6155

Darker −40%#284239

More saturated +25%#6ACCAB

Less saturated −25%#9B9B9B

Channel breakdown

R131

G179

B163

Red131 (51.4%)

Green179 (70.2%)

Blue163 (63.9%)

Hue160°

Saturation (HSL)24%

Lightness60.78%

Dominant channelGreen

Hex per channelR 83 · G B3 · B A3

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Colour values

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Colour harmonies

Tints, shades & saturation

Channel breakdown

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