#83B0BC#83B0BC
#83B0BC is a light, muted cyan. Relative luminance 0.395; OKLCH L 72.9% C 0.051 H 216.0°. Best body text is #000000 at 8.90:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #83B0BC |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(131, 176, 188) |
| HSL | hsl(193, 30%, 63%) |
| HSV | hsv(193, 30%, 74%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(30.3%, 6.4%, 0%, 26.3%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(69.12, -12.08, -10.97) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(69.12, 16.32, 222.25°) |
| OKLab | oklab(72.91% -0.0413 -0.03) |
| OKLCH | oklch(72.91% 0.051 216) |
| XYZ | xyz(33.9596, 39.5051, 53.4031) |
| Luminance | 0.3951 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | cyan |
Closest named colors
Bluegrey
#85A3B2
ΔE00 5.64
Greyblue
#77A1B5
ΔE00 5.70
Bluey Grey
#89A0B0
ΔE00 8.02
Light Grey Blue
#9DBCD4
ΔE00 8.55
Cool Grey
#95A3A6
ΔE00 8.84
Cadetblue
#5F9EA0
ΔE00 9.24
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#83B0BC #BC8F83
analogous
#83BCAC #83B0BC #8393BC
triadic
#83B0BC #BC83B0 #B0BC83
tetradic
#83B0BC #AC83BC #BC8F83 #93BC83
square
#83B0BC #AC83BC #BC8F83 #93BC83
split-complementary
#83B0BC #BC8393 #BCAC83
monochromatic
#457380 #5B97A7 #83B0BC #ABC9D1 #D2E3E7
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.36
#83B0BC on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
8.90
#83B0BC on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #83B0BC
8.90:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##83B0BC | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##83B0BC | 1.00 | 2.36 | 8.90 | 8.90 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.36 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 8.90 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 8.90 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#A7ADBD
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#9EA6BC
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#70B5B4
Achromatopsia (no color)
#A9A9A9
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #83b0bc; /* rgb */ color: rgb(131, 176, 188); /* oklch */ color: oklch(72.9% 0.051 216.0);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#a8c7d0',
500: '#83b0bc',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #83b0bc; $custom-light: #a8c7d0; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#83b0bc",
"rgb": {
"r": 131,
"g": 176,
"b": 188
},
"hsl": {
"h": 192.632,
"s": 29.843,
"l": 62.549
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.72908,
"c": 0.051,
"h": 216
},
"luminance": 0.39507
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#83B0BC
secondary
#D8C7C3
accent
#543DA9
background
#FAFCFC
surface
#F4F8F9
border
#CED1D2
text
#101314
muted
#7F8282