Information about #83B6AA color

#83B6AA color image

Basic facts about this digital color

In the Register's classification, #83B6AA belongs to the Cyan Color Family, featuring Mild Saturation and Very Light brightness. The mix behind it: rgb(131, 182, 170) — 51.4% red, 71.4% green, 66.7% blue; the print equivalent is CMYK 20 / 0 / 5 / 29. New to color codes? See our guide to RGB color codes.

The color #83B6AA reads as a softly balanced cyan and appears airy and pastel-like. Designers typically reach for tones like this for clean interfaces where content needs room to breathe. In The Official Register of Color Names it is almost identical to Cold Front Green (#85B3B2). Its next-closest registered neighbors are Sea Nymph (#8AAEA4) and Aqua Blue (#86ABA5).

In RGB terms — rgb(131, 182, 170) — the green channel does the heavy lifting here. If you plan to put text on a #83B6AA background, choose black — the contrast ratio is 9.2:1 (passing WCAG AAA), while white manages only 2.3:1. Like most of the 16.7 million digital colors, this one is still waiting for a name — naming it takes a minute.

#83B6AA color variations

View this color variations of tints, shades, tones and hues.

#83B6AA 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 #83B6AA

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

Sea Nymph color link
Sea Nymph

#8AAEA4

Aqua Blue color link
Aqua Blue

#86ABA5

Serenity color link
Serenity

#8DBFA3

Kumutoto color link
Kumutoto

#78AFB2

Grayish Cyan color link
Grayish Cyan

#7DA8A8

Gulf Stream color link
Gulf Stream

#74B2A8

Cascade color link
Cascade

#8BA9A5

Ziggurat color link
Ziggurat

#81A6AA

Neptune color link
Neptune

#7CB7BB

Summer Green color link
Summer Green

#8FB69C

Monte Carlo color link
Monte Carlo

#7AC5B4

Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#83B6AA
  • RGB131, 182, 170
  • CMYK20, 0, 5, 29
  • CSSrgb(131, 182, 170)
  • HSL166°, 26%, 61%
  • HSL Precise165.882°, 25.888%, 61.373%
  • HSV166°, 28%, 71%
  • HSB166°, 28%, 71%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.514
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.714
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.667
  • GLSLvec3(0.514, 0.714, 0.667)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.514, 0.714, 0.667, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.514, 0.714, 0.667)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB51.4%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB71.4%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB66.7%
  • Color FamilyCyan
  • Saturation FamilyMild Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyVery Light
  • HEX ID83B6AA
  • DECIMAL ID8631978
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
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  • Counting from2025-01-01