#83C8B8#83C8B8
#83C8B8 is a light, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.496; OKLCH L 78.2% C 0.074 H 178.0°. Best body text is #000000 at 10.92:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #83C8B8 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(131, 200, 184) |
| HSL | hsl(166, 39%, 65%) |
| HSV | hsv(166, 35%, 78%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(34.5%, 0%, 8%, 21.6%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(75.82, -25.30, 1.11) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(75.82, 25.32, 177.50°) |
| OKLab | oklab(78.22% -0.0736 0.0025) |
| OKLCH | oklch(78.22% 0.074 178) |
| XYZ | xyz(38.6630, 49.5922, 52.8731) |
| Luminance | 0.4960 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | teal |
Closest named colors
Pale Teal
#82CBB2
ΔE00 3.10
Seafoam Blue
#78D1B6
ΔE00 4.41
Mediumaquamarine
#66CDAA
ΔE00 6.71
Mediumturquoise
#48D1CC
ΔE00 7.79
Light Teal
#90E4C1
ΔE00 8.44
Tealish
#24BCA8
ΔE00 8.65
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#83C8B8 #C88393
analogous
#83C896 #83C8B8 #83B5C8
triadic
#83C8B8 #B883C8 #C8B883
tetradic
#83C8B8 #9683C8 #C88393 #B5C883
square
#83C8B8 #9683C8 #C88393 #B5C883
split-complementary
#83C8B8 #C883B5 #C89683
monochromatic
#40917E #59B5A0 #83C8B8 #ADDBD0 #D8EEE9
Accessibility & contrast
On white
1.92
#83C8B8 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
10.92
#83C8B8 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #83C8B8
10.92:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##83C8B8 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##83C8B8 | 1.00 | 1.92 | 10.92 | 10.92 |
| #FFFFFF | 1.92 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 10.92 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 10.92 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#C3C0B7
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#B7B7B9
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#6ECAC3
Achromatopsia (no color)
#BBBBBB
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #83c8b8; /* rgb */ color: rgb(131, 200, 184); /* oklch */ color: oklch(78.2% 0.074 178.0);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#a9d9cd',
500: '#83c8b8',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #83c8b8; $custom-light: #a9d9cd; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#83c8b8",
"rgb": {
"r": 131,
"g": 200,
"b": 184
},
"hsl": {
"h": 166.087,
"s": 38.547,
"l": 64.902
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.78223,
"c": 0.07364,
"h": 178
},
"luminance": 0.49595
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#83C8B8
secondary
#DFC8CD
accent
#3451B2
background
#FAFDFC
surface
#F4FAF9
border
#CED3D2
text
#101413
muted
#7F8382