#83A0A0
A medium, muted cyan closely aligning with Cadetblue.
About #83A0A0
At its core, #83A0A0 is a medium and muted hue. It is closely associated with the named CSS color Cadetblue. Its digital footprint relies on 131 parts red, 160 parts green, and 160 parts blue light.
While screens use RGB, printing presses rely on Cyan, Magenta, Yellow, and Key (black). To reproduce this shade on paper, a printer utilizes 18% cyan and 0% magenta inks. The HSL representation is 180.0° hue, 13.2% saturation, and 57.1% lightness.
Ensuring your text is legible against this background is a key part of web design. To prevent eye strain, #000000 text pairs best with this hex code. Be sure to check our contrast matrix below to see exactly how it performs against common backgrounds.
Color Space Conversions
HEX#83A0A0
RGB131, 160, 160
HSL180.0°, 13.2%, 57.1%
CMYK18%, 0%, 0%, 37%
HSV180.0°, 18.1%, 62.7%
LAB63.8, -10.0, -3.3
XYZ28.3, 32.5, 38.0
Decimal8626336
Color Harmonies
Tints, Shades & Tones
Tints (Adding White)
Shades (Adding Black)
WCAG Contrast Accessibility
2.80:1
Text on #FFFFFF
FAIL
7.50:1
Text on #000000
AAA
2.68:1
Text on #F8FAFC
FAIL
6.38:1
Text on #0F172A
AA
CSS Implementation
.bg-color {
background-color: #83A0A0;
}
.text-color {
color: #83A0A0;
}
.border-color {
border: 2px solid #83A0A0;
}