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#83BBBE Misty Cold Sea

#83BBBE is a light, muted turquoise named Misty Cold Sea. In the RGB color model it is made of 51.4% red, 73.3% green and 74.5% blue (rgb(131, 187, 190)). Its HSL value is 183° hue, 31% saturation and 63% lightness, and in CMYK it is 31% cyan, 2% magenta, 0% yellow and 25% black. #83BBBE is a cool color. Black text reads best on it, with a contrast ratio of 9.82:1.

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Variations of #83BBBE

Shades

Mixed with black: richer and darker.

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Tints

Mixed with white: lighter and softer.

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Tones

Mixed with gray: calmer and more muted.

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Hues

The same lightness and chroma, rotated around the color wheel.

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Temperatures

Cooler on the left, warmer on the right.

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#83BBBE color harmonies

Complementary

The opposite hue — maximum contrast and energy.

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Split complementary

The two hues next to the complement — contrast with less tension.

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Analogous

Neighbouring hues — calm, cohesive and natural.

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Triadic

Three hues evenly spaced at 120° — vibrant yet balanced.

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Tetradic

Two complementary pairs — rich, best with one dominant color.

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Square

Four hues spaced at 90° — bold and playful.

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#83BBBE for color-blind viewers (and dogs)

How #83BBBE appears with each type of color vision deficiency (Machado 2009 model) — and to your dog. Try the dog vision simulator →

  • Dog vision 89% similarHow dogs see it · simulated as #A8AEBE
  • Protanopia 88% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #B3B6BE
  • Protanomaly 91% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #A8B7BE
  • Deuteranopia 89% similar1.2% of men, 0.01% of women · simulated as #A8AEBE
  • Deuteranomaly 92% similar5% of men, 0.35% of women · simulated as #9FB3BE
  • Tritanopia 95% similar0.001% of men, 0.03% of women · simulated as #6EBFBC
  • Tritanomaly 98% similar0.0001% of men, 0.0001% of women · simulated as #7BBDBD
  • Achromatopsia 88% similar0.003% of men, 0.003% of women · simulated as #B1B1B1
  • Achromatomaly 91% similar0.001% of men, 0.001% of women · simulated as #A7B4B5

#83BBBE contrast checker

AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
2.14:1 Very poor#83BBBE text on white
AA normalFailAAA normalFail
AA largeFailAAA largeFail
AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
9.82:1 Very good#83BBBE text on black
AA normalPassAAA normalPass
AA largePassAAA largePass

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#83BBBE in CSS

/* Misty Cold Sea */
.color { color: #83BBBE; }
.background { background-color: #83BBBE; }
.border { border: 1px solid #83BBBE; }

/* Other notations */
color: rgb(131 187 190);
color: hsl(183 31% 63%);
color: oklch(0.754 0.058 200.2);

#83BBBE FAQ

What color is #83BBBE?

#83BBBE is a light, muted turquoise. Its closest named color is Misty Cold Sea. It belongs to the turquoise color family and is a cool color.

What is the RGB value of #83BBBE?

#83BBBE is rgb(131, 187, 190) in RGB, hsl(183, 31%, 63%) in HSL and cmyk(31%, 2%, 0%, 25%) in CMYK.

What is the complementary color of #83BBBE?

The complementary color of #83BBBE is #BE8683, which sits opposite it on the color wheel.

Which text color works on #83BBBE?

Black text has the best contrast on #83BBBE: 9.82:1, which meets the WCAG AA requirement of 4.5:1 for normal text.

Is #83BBBE a warm or cool color?

#83BBBE is a cool color.