#83AAB9#83AAB9
#83AAB9 is a light, muted cyan. Relative luminance 0.371; OKLCH L 71.5% C 0.048 H 223.5°. Best body text is #000000 at 8.42:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #83AAB9 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(131, 170, 185) |
| HSL | hsl(197, 28%, 62%) |
| HSV | hsv(197, 29%, 73%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(29.2%, 8.1%, 0%, 27.5%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(67.33, -9.60, -11.98) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(67.33, 15.35, 231.30°) |
| OKLab | oklab(71.46% -0.0345 -0.0327) |
| OKLCH | oklch(71.46% 0.048 223.5) |
| XYZ | xyz(32.4890, 37.0760, 51.3341) |
| Luminance | 0.3708 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | cyan |
Closest named colors
Bluegrey
#85A3B2
ΔE00 2.99
Greyblue
#77A1B5
ΔE00 3.36
Bluey Grey
#89A0B0
ΔE00 5.41
Cool Gray
#9AA7B0
ΔE00 7.55
Cool Grey
#95A3A6
ΔE00 7.61
Light Grey Blue
#9DBCD4
ΔE00 7.64
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#83AAB9 #B99283
analogous
#83B9AD #83AAB9 #838FB9
triadic
#83AAB9 #B983AA #AAB983
tetradic
#83AAB9 #AD83B9 #B99283 #8FB983
square
#83AAB9 #AD83B9 #B99283 #8FB983
split-complementary
#83AAB9 #B9838F #B9AD83
monochromatic
#466D7C #5C8FA3 #83AAB9 #AAC5CF #D1E0E5
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.50
#83AAB9 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
8.42
#83AAB9 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #83AAB9
8.42:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##83AAB9 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##83AAB9 | 1.00 | 2.50 | 8.42 | 8.42 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.50 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 8.42 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 8.42 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#A1A8BA
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#99A1B9
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#72AFAF
Achromatopsia (no color)
#A4A4A4
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #83aab9; /* rgb */ color: rgb(131, 170, 185); /* oklch */ color: oklch(71.5% 0.048 223.5);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#a8c3ce',
500: '#83aab9',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #83aab9; $custom-light: #a8c3ce; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#83aab9",
"rgb": {
"r": 131,
"g": 170,
"b": 185
},
"hsl": {
"h": 196.667,
"s": 27.835,
"l": 61.961
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.71464,
"c": 0.04755,
"h": 223.5
},
"luminance": 0.37078
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#83AAB9
secondary
#D6C7C2
accent
#5C3FA6
background
#FAFBFC
surface
#F4F7F9
border
#CED0D2
text
#101213
muted
#7F8182