83BCBB

#83BCBB closest to Riverbed

#83BCBB is a light, muted turquoise; the closest named color is Riverbed. In the RGB color model it is made of 51.4% red, 73.7% green and 73.3% blue (rgb(131, 188, 187)). Its HSL value is 179° hue, 30% saturation and 63% lightness, and in CMYK it is 30% cyan, 0% magenta, 1% yellow and 26% black. #83BCBB is a cool color. Black text reads best on it, with a contrast ratio of 9.88:1.

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Variations of #83BCBB

Shades

Mixed with black: richer and darker.

Tints

Mixed with white: lighter and softer.

Tones

Mixed with gray: calmer and more muted.

Hues

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

Temperatures

Cooler on the left, warmer on the right.

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

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

  • Dog vision 88% similarHow dogs see it · simulated as #AAAEBC
  • Protanopia 88% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #B5B7BB
  • Protanomaly 91% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #A9B7BB
  • Deuteranopia 88% similar1.2% of men, 0.01% of women · simulated as #AAAEBC
  • Deuteranomaly 92% similar5% of men, 0.35% of women · simulated as #A0B3BC
  • Tritanopia 96% similar0.001% of men, 0.03% of women · simulated as #6FBFBB
  • Tritanomaly 98% similar0.0001% of men, 0.0001% of women · simulated as #7BBDBB
  • Achromatopsia 88% similar0.003% of men, 0.003% of women · simulated as #B2B2B2
  • Achromatomaly 91% similar0.001% of men, 0.001% of women · simulated as #A8B4B4

#83BCBB contrast checker

AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
2.13:1 Very poor#83BCBB text on white
AA normalFailAAA normalFail
AA largeFailAAA largeFail
AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
9.88:1 Very good#83BCBB text on black
AA normalPassAAA normalPass
AA largePassAAA largePass

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#83BCBB in CSS

/* Riverbed */
.color { color: #83BCBB; }
.background { background-color: #83BCBB; }
.border { border: 1px solid #83BCBB; }

/* Other notations */
color: rgb(131 188 187);
color: hsl(179 30% 63%);
color: oklch(0.756 0.059 194.6);

#83BCBB FAQ

What color is #83BCBB?

#83BCBB is a light, muted turquoise. Its closest named color is Riverbed. It belongs to the turquoise color family and is a cool color.

What is the RGB value of #83BCBB?

#83BCBB is rgb(131, 188, 187) in RGB, hsl(179, 30%, 63%) in HSL and cmyk(30%, 0%, 1%, 26%) in CMYK.

What is the complementary color of #83BCBB?

The complementary color of #83BCBB is #BC8384, which sits opposite it on the color wheel.

Which text color works on #83BCBB?

Black text has the best contrast on #83BCBB: 9.88:1, which meets the WCAG AA requirement of 4.5:1 for normal text.

Is #83BCBB a warm or cool color?

#83BCBB is a cool color.