#83a9ad

Color #83a9ad

A muted medium cyan.

Closest named color Cadet Blue #5f9ea0 · ΔE 9.62 Nearest Tailwind class mist-400 #9ca8ab · ΔE 8.3

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Conversions

HEX

#83a9ad

RGB

rgb(131, 169, 173)

HSL

hsl(185.7, 20.4%, 59.6%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(185.7, 24.3%, 67.8%)

CMYK

cmyk(24.3%, 2.3%, 0%, 32.2%)

LAB

lab(66.69, -11.9, -6.28)

LCH

lch(66.69, 13.46, 207.82)

OKLCH

oklch(70.8%, 0.0417, 204.23)

HWB

hwb(185.7, 51.4%, 32.2%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#ad8783

Analogous

#83ad9c

#83a9ad

#8394ad

Triadic

#83a9ad

#ad83a9

#a9ad83

Split-complementary

#83a9ad

#ad8394

#ad9c83

Tetradic

#83a9ad

#8783ad

#ad8783

#a9ad83

Square

#83a9ad

#9c83ad

#ad8783

#94ad83

Shades

Color #83a9ad mixed toward black.

#659498

#51767a

#3c595b

#283b3d

#141e1e

Tints

Color #83a9ad mixed toward white.

#98b7bb

#acc6c8

#c1d4d6

#d6e2e4

#eaf1f1

Tones

Color #83a9ad mixed toward gray.

#86a6a9

#8aa3a6

#8da0a2

#919e9f

#949b9b

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.55:1

Aa Black text on this color

8.24:1

Black text reads better on this background (8.24:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#9595ac · ΔE 19

Deuteranopia

#9390ac · ΔE 21.4

Tritanopia

#85abab · ΔE 1.9

Achromatopsia

#a2a2a2 · ΔE 13.2

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Code

CSS

background-color: #83a9ad;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#83a9ad]

Related colors

Powder Blue #b0e0e6

Cadet Blue #5f9ea0

Dark Turquoise #00ced1

Aqua #00ffff

Azure #f0ffff

Dark Cyan #008b8b

Frequently asked questions

#83a9ad (#83a9ad) is rgb(131, 169, 173) in RGB.

No, #83a9ad is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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