Recognised as Colour
#83E2DD
- #83E2DD
- Cyan
- Light
- Nearest: Medium turquoise
#83E2DD is a cyan with RGB values 131, 226, 221 and HSL 177°, 62%, 70%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 13.9:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Medium turquoise.
Colour values
#83E2DD#83E2DD
HEX#83E2DD
RGBrgb(131, 226, 221)
RGB (0–1)0.5137, 0.8863, 0.8667
RGB percentages51.4%, 88.6%, 86.7%
HSLhsl(176.8, 62.1%, 70%)
HSV / HSBhsv(176.8, 42%, 88.6%)
CMYK42%, 0%, 2.2%, 11.4%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer8,643,293
CSS custom property--colour: #83E2DD;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.64438WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness201.7 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 13.89:1
Contrast with white1.51:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black13.89:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#CDCDCD
Inverted#7C1D22
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.51:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text13.89:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familycyan
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#E28388
Analogous#83E2AE, #83B7E2
Triadic#DD83E2, #E2DD83
Split complementary#E283B7, #E2AE83
Tetradic#AE83E2, #E28388, #B7E283
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R131
G226
B221
Red131 (51.4%)
Green226 (88.6%)
Blue221 (86.7%)
Hue176.84°
Saturation (HSL)62.09%
Lightness70%
Dominant channelGreen
Hex per channelR 83 · G E2 · B DD
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