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#83BCBF Misty Cold Sea

#83BCBF is a light, muted turquoise named Misty Cold Sea. In the RGB color model it is made of 51.4% red, 73.7% green and 74.9% blue (rgb(131, 188, 191)). Its HSL value is 183° hue, 32% saturation and 63% lightness, and in CMYK it is 31% cyan, 2% magenta, 0% yellow and 25% black. #83BCBF is a cool color. Black text reads best on it, with a contrast ratio of 9.91:1.

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Variations of #83BCBF

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

How #83BCBF 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 #A9AFBF
  • Protanopia 88% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #B4B7BF
  • Protanomaly 91% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #A8B7BF
  • Deuteranopia 89% similar1.2% of men, 0.01% of women · simulated as #A9AFBF
  • Deuteranomaly 92% similar5% of men, 0.35% of women · simulated as #9FB3BF
  • Tritanopia 95% similar0.001% of men, 0.03% of women · simulated as #6DC0BD
  • Tritanomaly 98% similar0.0001% of men, 0.0001% of women · simulated as #7BBEBE
  • 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 #A8B5B5

#83BCBF contrast checker

AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
2.12:1 Very poor#83BCBF text on white
AA normalFailAAA normalFail
AA largeFailAAA largeFail
AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
9.91:1 Very good#83BCBF text on black
AA normalPassAAA normalPass
AA largePassAAA largePass

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#83BCBF in CSS

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

/* Other notations */
color: rgb(131 188 191);
color: hsl(183 32% 63%);
color: oklch(0.757 0.059 200.1);

#83BCBF FAQ

What color is #83BCBF?

#83BCBF 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 #83BCBF?

#83BCBF is rgb(131, 188, 191) in RGB, hsl(183, 32%, 63%) in HSL and cmyk(31%, 2%, 0%, 25%) in CMYK.

What is the complementary color of #83BCBF?

The complementary color of #83BCBF is #BF8683, which sits opposite it on the color wheel.

Which text color works on #83BCBF?

Black text has the best contrast on #83BCBF: 9.91:1, which meets the WCAG AA requirement of 4.5:1 for normal text.

Is #83BCBF a warm or cool color?

#83BCBF is a cool color.