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Recognised as Colour

#83CCC2

  • #83CCC2
  • Cyan
  • Light
  • Nearest: Medium turquoise

#83CCC2 is a cyan with RGB values 131, 204, 194 and HSL 172°, 42%, 66%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 11.4:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Medium turquoise.

Colour values

#83CCC2#83CCC2
HEX#83CCC2
RGBrgb(131, 204, 194)
RGB (0–1)0.5137, 0.8, 0.7608
RGB percentages51.4%, 80%, 76.1%
HSLhsl(171.8, 41.7%, 65.7%)
HSV / HSBhsv(171.8, 35.8%, 80%)
CMYK35.8%, 0%, 4.9%, 20%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer8,637,634
CSS custom property--colour: #83CCC2;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.51906WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness184 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 11.38:1
Contrast with white1.85:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black11.38:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#BCBCBC
Inverted#7C333D

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#C5C4C2no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 25.3 from the original
Deuteranopia#B8BBC3no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 25.6 from the original
Tritanopia#69CFC9no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 7.3 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.85:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text11.38:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Medium turquoise · ΔE 13.8Pale turquoise · ΔE 14.5Powder blue · ΔE 15.2Medium aquamarine · ΔE 17.1Light seagreen · ΔE 17.4Cadetblue · ΔE 17.7
Nearest named CSS colourMedium turquoise (#48D1CC)ΔE 13.8, a distinctly different colour
Hue familycyan
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#CC838D
Analogous#83CC9D, #83B2CC
Triadic#C283CC, #CCC283
Split complementary#CC83B1, #CC9E83
Tetradic#9E83CC, #CC838D, #B2CC83

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#EFF9F7
Lighter +20%#CBEAE6
Lighter +10%#A7DBD4
Darker −10%#5FBDB0
Darker −20%#44A598
Darker −30%#358177
Darker −40%#265D55
More saturated +25%#6DE2D2
Less saturated −25%#99B6B2

Channel breakdown

R131
G204
B194
Red131 (51.4%)
Green204 (80%)
Blue194 (76.1%)
Hue171.78°
Saturation (HSL)41.71%
Lightness65.69%
Dominant channelGreen
Hex per channelR 83 · G CC · B C2

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