Colour

#83D9D2

#83D9D2
Cyan
Light
Nearest: Medium turquoise

#83D9D2 is a cyan with RGB values 131, 217, 210 and HSL 175°, 53%, 68%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 12.8:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Medium turquoise.

Colour values

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HEX#83D9D2

RGBrgb(131, 217, 210)

RGB (0–1)0.5137, 0.851, 0.8235

RGB percentages51.4%, 85.1%, 82.4%

HSLhsl(175.1, 53.1%, 68.2%)

HSV / HSBhsv(175.1, 39.6%, 85.1%)

CMYK39.6%, 0%, 3.2%, 14.9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer8,640,978

CSS custom property--colour: #83D9D2;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.59104WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness194.4 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkLight

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 12.82:1

Contrast with white1.64:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black12.82:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#C6C6C6

Inverted#7C262D

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#D0D1D2no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 27.9 from the original

Deuteranopia#C1C5D3no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 29.1 from the original

Tritanopia#60DDD7no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 8.8 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text1.64:1WCAG large text: Fail

Contrast with black, large text12.82:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Medium turquoise · ΔE 11.3 Pale turquoise · ΔE 11.9 Powder blue · ΔE 14.7 Dark turquoise · ΔE 16.4 Turquoise · ΔE 16.5 Medium aquamarine · ΔE 17.8

Nearest named CSS colourMedium turquoise (#48D1CC)ΔE 11.33, a distinctly different colour

Hue familycyan

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#D9838A

Analogous#83D9A7, #83B5D9

Triadic#D283D9, #D9D283

Split complementary#D983B5, #D9A783

Tetradic#A783D9, #D9838A, #B5D983

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF

Lighter +30%#F8FDFD

Lighter +20%#D1F1EE

Lighter +10%#AAE5E0

Darker −10%#5CCDC4

Darker −20%#3ABCB2

Darker −30%#2E958D

Darker −40%#226E68

More saturated +25%#6FEDE3

Less saturated −25%#97C5C1

Channel breakdown

R131

G217

B210

Red131 (51.4%)

Green217 (85.1%)

Blue210 (82.4%)

Hue175.12°

Saturation (HSL)53.09%

Lightness68.24%

Dominant channelGreen

Hex per channelR 83 · G D9 · B D2

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Colour values

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Channel breakdown

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