#83ABB5#83ABB5
#83ABB5 is a light, muted cyan. Relative luminance 0.373; OKLCH L 71.5% C 0.046 H 214.8°. Best body text is #000000 at 8.46:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #83ABB5 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(131, 171, 181) |
| HSL | hsl(192, 25%, 61%) |
| HSV | hsv(192, 28%, 71%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(27.6%, 5.5%, 0%, 29%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(67.49, -11.10, -9.53) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(67.49, 14.63, 220.65°) |
| OKLab | oklab(71.55% -0.0374 -0.026) |
| OKLCH | oklch(71.55% 0.046 214.8) |
| XYZ | xyz(32.2609, 37.2859, 49.2042) |
| Luminance | 0.3729 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | cyan |
Closest named colors
Bluegrey
#85A3B2
ΔE00 4.67
Greyblue
#77A1B5
ΔE00 5.09
Bluey Grey
#89A0B0
ΔE00 7.07
Cool Grey
#95A3A6
ΔE00 7.56
Cool Gray
#9AA7B0
ΔE00 8.44
Cadetblue
#5F9EA0
ΔE00 8.59
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#83ABB5 #B58D83
analogous
#83B5A6 #83ABB5 #8392B5
triadic
#83ABB5 #B583AB #ABB583
tetradic
#83ABB5 #A683B5 #B58D83 #92B583
square
#83ABB5 #A683B5 #B58D83 #92B583
split-complementary
#83ABB5 #B58392 #B5A683
monochromatic
#476D77 #5E909D #83ABB5 #A9C5CC #D0DFE3
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.48
#83ABB5 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
8.46
#83ABB5 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #83ABB5
8.46:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##83ABB5 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##83ABB5 | 1.00 | 2.48 | 8.46 | 8.46 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.48 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 8.46 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 8.46 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#A3A8B6
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#9BA2B5
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#73AFAE
Achromatopsia (no color)
#A4A4A4
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #83abb5; /* rgb */ color: rgb(131, 171, 181); /* oklch */ color: oklch(71.5% 0.046 214.8);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#a8c4cb',
500: '#83abb5',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #83abb5; $custom-light: #a8c4cb; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#83abb5",
"rgb": {
"r": 131,
"g": 171,
"b": 181
},
"hsl": {
"h": 192,
"s": 25.253,
"l": 61.176
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.71547,
"c": 0.04556,
"h": 214.8
},
"luminance": 0.37287
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#83ABB5
secondary
#D3C4C1
accent
#5542A4
background
#FAFCFC
surface
#F4F8F8
border
#CED1D1
text
#101213
muted
#7F8182