Information about #83AFA5 color

#83AFA5 color image

Basic facts about this digital color

In the Register's classification, #83AFA5 belongs to the Cyan Color Family, featuring Low Saturation and Very Light brightness. The mix behind it: rgb(131, 175, 165) — 51.4% red, 68.6% green, 64.7% blue; the print equivalent is CMYK 17 / 0 / 4 / 31. Curious how these numbers work? Read our RGB color codes guide.

The color #83AFA5 reads as a calm, restrained water-like cyan and appears airy and pastel-like. Expect to see shades like this in minimalist layouts, soft backgrounds and pastel palettes. In The Official Register of Color Names it is almost identical to Aqua Blue (#86ABA5). Its next-closest registered neighbors are Sea Nymph (#8AAEA4) and Grayish Cyan (#7DA8A8).

In RGB terms — rgb(131, 175, 165) — the green channel does the heavy lifting here. Accessibility-wise, black text works best on #83AFA5: 8.6:1 contrast (passing WCAG AAA) versus 2.4:1 for white. Out of 16,777,216 possible colors, #83AFA5 is still unnamed — it can be claimed and named in The Official Register of Color Names.

#83AFA5 color variations

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#83AFA5 color harmonies

Color harmonies are pleasing color schemes created according to their position on a color wheel.

Complementary

Complementary color schemes are made by picking two opposite colors con the color wheel. They appear vibrant near to each other.

Complementary color schemes

Split complementary

Split complementary schemes are like complementary but they uses two adiacent colors of the complement. They are more flexible than complementary ones.

Split complementary color scheme

Analogous

Analogous color schemes are made by picking three colors that are next to each other on the color wheel. They are perceived as calm and serene.

Analogous color scheme

Triadic

Triadic color schemes are created by picking three colors equally spaced on the color wheel. They appear quite contrasted and multicolored.

Triadic color scheme

Tetradic

Tetradic color schemes are made form two couples of complementary colors in a rectangular shape on the color wheel.

Tetradic color scheme

Square

Square color schemes are like tetradic arranged in a square instead of rectangle. Colors appear even more contrasting.

Square color scheme

Nearest named colors to #83AFA5

The closest officially registered color names in the Register, ordered by similarity — your shade’s neighborhood is already being claimed.

Aqua Blue color link
Aqua Blue

#86ABA5

Sea Nymph color link
Sea Nymph

#8AAEA4

Grayish Cyan color link
Grayish Cyan

#7DA8A8

Cascade color link
Cascade

#8BA9A5

Ziggurat color link
Ziggurat

#81A6AA

Gulf Stream color link
Gulf Stream

#74B2A8

Boulevard color link
Boulevard

#8EA5A0

Summer Green color link
Summer Green

#8FB69C

Kumutoto color link
Kumutoto

#78AFB2

Bluegrey color link
Bluegrey

#85A3B2

Padua color link
Padua

#7EB394

Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#83AFA5
  • RGB131, 175, 165
  • CMYK17, 0, 4, 31
  • CSSrgb(131, 175, 165)
  • HSL166°, 22%, 60%
  • HSL Precise166.364°, 21.569%, 60%
  • HSV166°, 25%, 69%
  • HSB166°, 25%, 69%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.514
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.686
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.647
  • GLSLvec3(0.514, 0.686, 0.647)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.514, 0.686, 0.647, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.514, 0.686, 0.647)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB51.4%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB68.6%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB64.7%
  • Color FamilyCyan
  • Saturation FamilyLow Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyVery Light
  • HEX ID83AFA5
  • DECIMAL ID8630181
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
  • Seen by search & AI crawlers13 times
  • Counting from2025-01-01