#83C3BC#83C3BC
#83C3BC is a light, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.475; OKLCH L 77.2% C 0.066 H 187.3°. Best body text is #000000 at 10.50:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #83C3BC |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(131, 195, 188) |
| HSL | hsl(173, 35%, 64%) |
| HSV | hsv(173, 33%, 76%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(32.8%, 0%, 3.6%, 23.5%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(74.50, -21.90, -2.99) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(74.50, 22.10, 187.78°) |
| OKLab | oklab(77.2% -0.0656 -0.0084) |
| OKLCH | oklch(77.2% 0.066 187.3) |
| XYZ | xyz(37.9491, 47.4841, 54.7329) |
| Luminance | 0.4749 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | teal |
Closest named colors
Pale Teal
#82CBB2
ΔE00 6.69
Mediumturquoise
#48D1CC
ΔE00 7.40
Seafoam Blue
#78D1B6
ΔE00 7.89
Topaz
#13BBAF
ΔE00 9.21
Darkturquoise
#00CED1
ΔE00 9.21
Lightseagreen
#20B2AA
ΔE00 9.67
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#83C3BC #C3838A
analogous
#83C39C #83C3BC #83AAC3
triadic
#83C3BC #BC83C3 #C3BC83
tetradic
#83C3BC #9C83C3 #C3838A #AAC383
square
#83C3BC #9C83C3 #C3838A #AAC383
split-complementary
#83C3BC #C383AA #C39C83
monochromatic
#428981 #5AAFA6 #83C3BC #ACD7D2 #D5EBE9
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.00
#83C3BC on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
10.50
#83C3BC on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #83C3BC
10.50:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##83C3BC | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##83C3BC | 1.00 | 2.00 | 10.50 | 10.50 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.00 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 10.50 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 10.50 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#BDBCBC
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#B1B4BD
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#6DC6C1
Achromatopsia (no color)
#B7B7B7
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #83c3bc; /* rgb */ color: rgb(131, 195, 188); /* oklch */ color: oklch(77.2% 0.066 187.3);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#a9d5d0',
500: '#83c3bc',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #83c3bc; $custom-light: #a9d5d0; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#83c3bc",
"rgb": {
"r": 131,
"g": 195,
"b": 188
},
"hsl": {
"h": 173.438,
"s": 34.783,
"l": 63.922
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.772,
"c": 0.06618,
"h": 187.3
},
"luminance": 0.47486
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#83C3BC
secondary
#DCC6C8
accent
#3845AE
background
#FAFDFC
surface
#F4FAF9
border
#CED3D2
text
#101413
muted
#7F8382