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#83AEAB

#83aeab ≈ Cadet Blue

  • cyan
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: muted
  • Cool
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#83aeab is a color from the cyan family, with medium lightness and muted saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 51.37% red, 68.24% green and 67.06% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 24.71% cyan, 0% magenta, 1.72% yellow and 31.76% black. Its hue angle is 175.81°, with 20.98% saturation and 59.8% lightness in HSL. It is a cool color, often associated with freshness, technology and clarity. Designers typically use it for health and wellness, technology products and brand accents. Black text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 8.61:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Cadet Blue (#5f9ea0), ΔE 6.96.

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Web safe#999999
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Relative luminance0.3804

Complementary

  1. #83aeab
  2. #ae8386

Split complementary

  1. #83aeab
  2. #ae839b
  3. #ae9583

Analogous

  1. #83ae95
  2. #83aeab
  3. #839bae

Triadic

  1. #83aeab
  2. #ab83ae
  3. #aeab83

Tetradic

  1. #83aeab
  2. #8386ae
  3. #ae8386
  4. #aeab83

Square

  1. #83aeab
  2. #9583ae
  3. #ae8386
  4. #9bae83

Monochromatic

  1. #3c5c5a
  2. #5a8a87
  3. #83aeab
  4. #b1ccca
  5. #e0eaea

Shades

#83aeab mixed progressively with black.

  1. #83aeab
  2. #769d9a
  3. #698b89
  4. #5c7a78
  5. #4f6867
  6. #425756
  7. #344644
  8. #273433
  9. #1a2322
  10. #0d1111
  11. #000000

Tints

#83aeab mixed progressively with white.

  1. #83aeab
  2. #8fb6b3
  3. #9cbebc
  4. #a8c6c4
  5. #b5cecd
  6. #c1d7d5
  7. #cddfdd
  8. #dae7e6
  9. #e6efee
  10. #f3f7f7
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#83aeab mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #83aeab
  2. #83a9a7
  3. #82a5a2
  4. #82a09e
  5. #829c9a
  6. #829796
  7. #819291
  8. #818e8d
  9. #818989
  10. #808584
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.44:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 8.61:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #a6a6a6 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #99a9a8 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #a9a9ab ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #a1a3ac ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #76b0ad ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #9babab ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #96a8ab ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #7bafac ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-83aeab {
  color: #83aeab;
}
Background
.bg-83aeab {
  background-color: #83aeab;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-83aeab {
  border: 2px solid #83aeab;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #83aeab;
  --color-primary-rgb: 131 174 171;
  --color-primary-hsl: 176 21% 60%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-83aeab {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #83aeab, #839bae);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-83aeab {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(131 174 171 / 0.35);
}

#5f9ea0 Cadet Blue ΔE 6.96 #a8c3bc Opal ΔE 7.87 #43b3ae Verdigris ΔE 9.16 #20b2aa Light Sea Green ΔE 10.98 #b2beb5 Ash Gray ΔE 11.18 #73a9c2 Moonstone Blue ΔE 11.38 #0abab5 Tiffany Blue ΔE 11.41 #7c5154 Inverted #a6a6a6 Grayscale 

Cadet Blue
#83aeab  rgb(131, 174, 171)  hsl(176, 21%, 60%)  Cadet Blue
#ae8386  rgb(174, 131, 134)  hsl(356, 21%, 60%)  Rosy Brown
#ab83ae  rgb(171, 131, 174)  hsl(296, 21%, 60%)  Purple Mountain Majesty
#aeab83  rgb(174, 171, 131)  hsl(56, 21%, 60%)  Sage