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#83CCEC Color

#83CCEC is rgb(131, 204, 236) in RGB, hsl(198, 73%, 72%) in HSL, and about cmyk(44%, 14%, 0%, 7%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Baby Blue (#89CFF0), below the threshold most people can see at ΔE 1.59. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#83CCEC
HEX#83CCEC
RGBrgb(131, 204, 236)
HSLhsl(198, 73%, 72%)
HSVhsv(198, 44%, 93%)
CMYKcmyk(44%, 14%, 0%, 7%)
OKLCHoklch(80.9% 0.086 227.6)
LABlab(78.12% -17.43 -23.45)
LCHlch(78.12% 29.22 233.37)

What #83CCEC Is Called

Most hex codes have no name: there are 16.7 million of them and a few thousand registered names. These are the named colors nearest to #83CCEC, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Browse the full index of named colors A-Z or every teal in the library.

#83CCEC Channel Values

How #83CCEC breaks down in each color model. Hue is measured in degrees around the color wheel; saturation, lightness, and the CMYK inks are percentages.

ModelChannelsNotes
RGBR 131 · G 204 · B 2368-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 198° · S 73% · L 72%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 198° · S 44% · V 93%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 44% · M 14% · Y 0% · K 7%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance1.78:1 vs white · 11.81:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #83CCEC background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1. Contrast is one check, not a full accessibility review.

Fails AAWhite text1.78:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text11.81:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

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Colors That Go With #83CCEC

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #83CCEC; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

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Tints & Shades of #83CCEC

Lighter tints and darker shades built by moving the lightness channel while holding hue and saturation, which is what you want for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

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Shades

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #83CCEC.

How #83CCEC Looks with Color Vision Deficiency

Simulated with the Viénot, Brettel & Mollon LMS projection model. Anomalous types are rendered as partial versions of the matching dichromacy, which is an approximation rather than a per-person clinical model.

Typical#83CCEC
Protanopia#C2C2EC
Protanomaly#ACC6EC
Deuteranopia#B8B8ED
Deuteranomaly#A5C0ED
Tritanopia#7BD0D0
Tritanomaly#7ECFDC
Achromatopsia#C2C2C2

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #83CCEC in Code

Copy-ready declarations for the places this color usually ends up.

CSS custom property--color-83ccec: #83CCEC;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #83CCEC;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-83ccec': '#83CCEC' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.514, green: 0.800, blue: 0.925)
Android XML<color name="color_83ccec">#83CCEC</color>
SVG fillfill="#83CCEC"

More Teal Colors

#83CCEC sits in the teal family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

#83CCEC Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #83CCEC?

#83CCEC is a light teal — rgb(131, 204, 236) in RGB and hsl(198, 73%, 72%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Baby Blue (#89CFF0), which is below the threshold most people can see at a CIE76 distance of 1.59.

What is the RGB value of #83CCEC?

#83CCEC is rgb(131, 204, 236) — red 131, green 204, and blue 236 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #83CCEC?

#83CCEC converts to approximately cmyk(44%, 14%, 0%, 7%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #83CCEC be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #83CCEC scores 1.78:1 against white and 11.81:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #83CCEC as a CSS color keyword?

No. #83CCEC is not one of the CSS color keywords, so it has to be written as a hex, rgb() or hsl() value. The closest keyword is skyblue (#87CEEB) at a CIE76 distance of 1.81, which is below the threshold most people can see.

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