#83AEC2#83AEC2
#83AEC2 is a light, muted cyan. Relative luminance 0.390; OKLCH L 72.7% C 0.054 H 228.2°. Best body text is #000000 at 8.80:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #83AEC2 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(131, 174, 194) |
| HSL | hsl(199, 34%, 64%) |
| HSV | hsv(199, 32%, 76%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(32.5%, 10.3%, 0%, 23.9%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(68.74, -9.54, -14.84) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(68.74, 17.64, 237.26°) |
| OKLab | oklab(72.68% -0.0363 -0.0406) |
| OKLCH | oklch(72.68% 0.055 228.2) |
| XYZ | xyz(34.2306, 38.9907, 56.7508) |
| Luminance | 0.3899 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | cyan |
Closest named colors
Greyblue
#77A1B5
ΔE00 3.88
Bluegrey
#85A3B2
ΔE00 4.06
Bluey Grey
#89A0B0
ΔE00 6.00
Light Grey Blue
#9DBCD4
ΔE00 6.19
Cool Gray
#9AA7B0
ΔE00 8.25
Sky Blue
#87CEEB
ΔE00 8.94
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#83AEC2 #C29783
analogous
#83C2B6 #83AEC2 #838EC2
triadic
#83AEC2 #C283AE #AEC283
tetradic
#83AEC2 #B683C2 #C29783 #8EC283
square
#83AEC2 #B683C2 #C29783 #8EC283
split-complementary
#83AEC2 #C2838E #C2B683
monochromatic
#437288 #5A93AE #83AEC2 #ACC9D6 #D5E4EA
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.39
#83AEC2 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
8.80
#83AEC2 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #83AEC2
8.80:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##83AEC2 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##83AEC2 | 1.00 | 2.39 | 8.80 | 8.80 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.39 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 8.80 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 8.80 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#A4ACC3
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#9AA5C2
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#6EB4B4
Achromatopsia (no color)
#A8A8A8
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #83aec2; /* rgb */ color: rgb(131, 174, 194); /* oklch */ color: oklch(72.7% 0.054 228.2);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#a9c6d4',
500: '#83aec2',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #83aec2; $custom-light: #a9c6d4; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#83aec2",
"rgb": {
"r": 131,
"g": 174,
"b": 194
},
"hsl": {
"h": 199.048,
"s": 34.054,
"l": 63.725
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.72677,
"c": 0.0545,
"h": 228.2
},
"luminance": 0.38992
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#83AEC2
secondary
#DCCCC5
accent
#5E39AD
background
#FAFCFD
surface
#F4F8FA
border
#CED1D3
text
#101314
muted
#7F8283