#83AAA3
Eucalyptus · light cool teal
About #83AAA3
#83AAA3 is a muted, light shade in the teal family. On screen it is built from 51% red, 67% green and 64% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 23% cyan, 0% magenta, 4% yellow and 33% black. Its overall feel is cool.
Of the common colour names it is somewhere between Eucalyptus and Dusty Blue (ΔE 15.3); Dusty Blue comes next. Its complementary colour, directly opposite on the colour wheel, is #AA838A — a old rose tone that gives the strongest contrast in hue.
Designers tend to use light tones like #83AAA3 for large surfaces, cards and soft highlights. Put black text on top of it — 8.24:1, a WCAG AAA pass.
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ΔE measures visible difference: under 2 is barely noticeable, over 10 is clearly different.
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Frequently asked questions
›What colour is #83AAA3?
#83AAA3 is a muted, light shade in the teal family. On screen it is built from 51% red, 67% green and 64% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 23% cyan, 0% magenta, 4% yellow and 33% black. Its overall feel is cool.
›What text colour should I use on #83AAA3?
Use black text. Black on #83AAA3 has a contrast ratio of 8.24:1 (AAA).
›What colours go with #83AAA3?
Its complementary colour is #AA838A, and analogous partners are #83AA8F and #839DAA.