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#83DBCD Shimmering Blue

#83DBCD is a light, moderately saturated turquoise named Shimmering Blue. In the RGB color model it is made of 51.4% red, 85.9% green and 80.4% blue (rgb(131, 219, 205)). Its HSL value is 170° hue, 55% saturation and 69% lightness, and in CMYK it is 40% cyan, 0% magenta, 6% yellow and 14% black. #83DBCD is a cool color. Black text reads best on it, with a contrast ratio of 12.98:1.

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Variations of #83DBCD

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

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

  • Dog vision 83% similarHow dogs see it · simulated as #C4C7CE
  • Protanopia 81% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #D4D2CD
  • Protanomaly 86% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #C2D3CD
  • Deuteranopia 83% similar1.2% of men, 0.01% of women · simulated as #C4C7CE
  • Deuteranomaly 88% similar5% of men, 0.35% of women · simulated as #B5CECE
  • Tritanopia 95% similar0.001% of men, 0.03% of women · simulated as #62DED7
  • Tritanomaly 98% similar0.0001% of men, 0.0001% of women · simulated as #76DCD2
  • Achromatopsia 82% similar0.003% of men, 0.003% of women · simulated as #CBCBCB
  • Achromatomaly 86% similar0.001% of men, 0.001% of women · simulated as #BDCFCC

#83DBCD contrast checker

AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
1.62:1 Very poor#83DBCD text on white
AA normalFailAAA normalFail
AA largeFailAAA largeFail
AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
12.98:1 Super#83DBCD text on black
AA normalPassAAA normalPass
AA largePassAAA largePass

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#83DBCD in CSS

/* Shimmering Blue */
.color { color: #83DBCD; }
.background { background-color: #83DBCD; }
.border { border: 1px solid #83DBCD; }

/* Other notations */
color: rgb(131 219 205);
color: hsl(170 55% 69%);
color: oklch(0.832 0.088 182.8);

#83DBCD FAQ

What color is #83DBCD?

#83DBCD is a light, moderately saturated turquoise. Its closest named color is Shimmering Blue. It belongs to the turquoise color family and is a cool color.

What is the RGB value of #83DBCD?

#83DBCD is rgb(131, 219, 205) in RGB, hsl(170, 55%, 69%) in HSL and cmyk(40%, 0%, 6%, 14%) in CMYK.

What is the complementary color of #83DBCD?

The complementary color of #83DBCD is #DB8391, which sits opposite it on the color wheel.

Which text color works on #83DBCD?

Black text has the best contrast on #83DBCD: 12.98:1, which meets the WCAG AA requirement of 4.5:1 for normal text.

Is #83DBCD a warm or cool color?

#83DBCD is a cool color.