Information about #83B8B9 color

#83B8B9 color image

Basic facts about this digital color

In the Register's classification, #83B8B9 belongs to the Cyan Color Family, featuring Mild Saturation and Very Light brightness. The mix behind it: rgb(131, 184, 185) — 51.4% red, 72.2% green, 72.5% blue; the print equivalent is CMYK 21 / 0 / 0 / 27. Curious how these numbers work? Read our RGB color codes guide.

#83B8B9 is a moderately toned aqua cyan that appears airy and pastel-like. It is a natural fit for clean interfaces where content needs room to breathe. In The Official Register of Color Names it is a hair away from Neptune (#7CB7BB). Its next-closest registered neighbors are Cold Front Green (#85B3B2) and Metallic Glacier (#89B1C2).

The recipe behind #83B8B9 is rgb(131, 184, 185), with blue as the dominant ingredient. If you plan to put text on a #83B8B9 background, choose black — the contrast ratio is 9.5:1 (passing WCAG AAA), while white manages only 2.2:1. No one has named #83B8B9 so far. Register a name for it and it becomes a permanent record.

#83B8B9 color variations

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

#83B8B9 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 #83B8B9

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

Neptune color link
Neptune

#7CB7BB

Moby color link
Moby

#8EB2BE

Glacier color link
Glacier

#78B1BF

Kumutoto color link
Kumutoto

#78AFB2

Monte Carlo color link
Monte Carlo

#7AC5B4

Pewter Blue color link
Pewter Blue

#8BA8B7

Blue Hosta color link
Blue Hosta

#77BFC7

Botticelli color link
Botticelli

#92ACB4

Pale Teal color link
Pale Teal

#82CBB2

Nepal color link
Nepal

#93AAB9

Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#83B8B9
  • RGB131, 184, 185
  • CMYK21, 0, 0, 27
  • CSSrgb(131, 184, 185)
  • HSL181°, 28%, 62%
  • HSL Precise181.111°, 27.835%, 61.961%
  • HSV181°, 29%, 73%
  • HSB181°, 29%, 73%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.514
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.722
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.725
  • GLSLvec3(0.514, 0.722, 0.725)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.514, 0.722, 0.725, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.514, 0.722, 0.725)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB51.4%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB72.2%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB72.5%
  • Color FamilyCyan
  • Saturation FamilyMild Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyVery Light
  • HEX ID83B8B9
  • DECIMAL ID8632505
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
  • Seen by search & AI crawlers9 times
  • Counting from2025-01-01