#83D3C5

A light, moderate cyan closely aligning with Mediumturquoise.

About #83D3C5

At its core, #83D3C5 is a light and moderate hue. Its closest recognized web color is Mediumturquoise. To achieve this exact tint on a monitor, you would use an RGB mix of 131, 211, and 197.

While screens use RGB, printing presses rely on Cyan, Magenta, Yellow, and Key (black). The color uses 38% Cyan, 0% Magenta, 7% Yellow, and 17% Black. The HSL representation is 169.5° hue, 47.6% saturation, and 67.1% lightness.

Ensuring your text is legible against this background is a key part of web design. Mathematical luminance calculations suggest that #000000 text provides the most optimal reading experience. Be sure to check our contrast matrix below to see exactly how it performs against common backgrounds.

Color Space Conversions

HEX#83D3C5
RGB131, 211, 197
HSL169.5°, 47.6%, 67.1%
CMYK38%, 0%, 7%, 17%
HSV169.5°, 37.9%, 82.7%
LAB79.3, -27.7, -0.8
XYZ42.7, 55.4, 61.3
Decimal8639429

Color Harmonies

Complementary

Analogous

Triadic

Tints, Shades & Tones

Tints (Adding White)

Shades (Adding Black)

WCAG Contrast Accessibility

1.74:1
Text on #FFFFFF
FAIL
12.09:1
Text on #000000
AAA
1.66:1
Text on #F8FAFC
FAIL
10.28:1
Text on #0F172A
AAA

CSS Implementation

.bg-color { background-color: #83D3C5; }
.text-color { color: #83D3C5; }
.border-color { border: 2px solid #83D3C5; }

Similar Colors

Mediumturquoise
#48D1CC