#83C8A8#83C8A8
#83C8A8 is a light, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.490; OKLCH L 77.8% C 0.084 H 163.6°. Best body text is #000000 at 10.79:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #83C8A8 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(131, 200, 168) |
| HSL | hsl(152, 39%, 65%) |
| HSV | hsv(152, 35%, 78%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(34.5%, 0%, 16%, 21.6%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(75.43, -28.73, 9.17) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(75.43, 30.16, 162.30°) |
| OKLab | oklab(77.78% -0.0805 0.0236) |
| OKLCH | oklch(77.78% 0.084 163.6) |
| XYZ | xyz(37.0797, 48.9589, 44.5344) |
| Luminance | 0.4896 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | neutral |
| Family | teal |
Closest named colors
Pale Teal
#82CBB2
ΔE00 2.56
Seafoam Blue
#78D1B6
ΔE00 3.88
Mediumaquamarine
#66CDAA
ΔE00 4.12
Seafoam
#7FE0B3
ΔE00 6.45
Light Teal
#90E4C1
ΔE00 6.65
Darkseagreen
#8FBC8F
ΔE00 6.76
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#83C8A8 #C883A3
analogous
#83C886 #83C8A8 #83C5C8
triadic
#83C8A8 #A883C8 #C8A883
tetradic
#83C8A8 #8683C8 #C883A3 #C5C883
square
#83C8A8 #8683C8 #C883A3 #C5C883
split-complementary
#83C8A8 #C883C5 #C88683
monochromatic
#40916B #59B58A #83C8A8 #ADDBC6 #D8EEE3
Accessibility & contrast
On white
1.95
#83C8A8 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
10.79
#83C8A8 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #83C8A8
10.79:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##83C8A8 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##83C8A8 | 1.00 | 1.95 | 10.79 | 10.79 |
| #FFFFFF | 1.95 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 10.79 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 10.79 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#C6BFA6
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#BAB6AA
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#73C8BF
Achromatopsia (no color)
#BABABA
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #83c8a8; /* rgb */ color: rgb(131, 200, 168); /* oklch */ color: oklch(77.8% 0.084 163.6);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#a9d9c1',
500: '#83c8a8',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #83c8a8; $custom-light: #a9d9c1; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#83c8a8",
"rgb": {
"r": 131,
"g": 200,
"b": 168
},
"hsl": {
"h": 152.174,
"s": 38.547,
"l": 64.902
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.77777,
"c": 0.08395,
"h": 163.6
},
"luminance": 0.48961
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#83C8A8
secondary
#DFC8D3
accent
#346EB2
background
#FAFDFB
surface
#F4FAF7
border
#CED3D0
text
#101412
muted
#7F8381