#83AAA4
Eucalyptus · light cool teal
About #83AAA4
With the hex code #83AAA4, this is a light teal with a muted character. Its RGB recipe is 51% red, 67% green and 64% blue, while a printer would mix 23% cyan, 0% magenta, 4% yellow and 33% black. It reads as a cool colour.
If you had to name it, it is somewhere between Eucalyptus and Dusty Blue — a ΔE of 15.6 — followed by Dusty Blue. For maximum hue contrast, pair it with its complement #AA8389, a old rose shade.
In design, a light colour like this works best for large surfaces, cards and soft highlights. Black text reads best on it at 8.25:1 (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 #83AAA4?
With the hex code #83AAA4, this is a light teal with a muted character. Its RGB recipe is 51% red, 67% green and 64% blue, while a printer would mix 23% cyan, 0% magenta, 4% yellow and 33% black. It reads as a cool colour.
›What text colour should I use on #83AAA4?
Use black text. Black on #83AAA4 has a contrast ratio of 8.25:1 (AAA).
›What colours go with #83AAA4?
Its complementary colour is #AA8389, and analogous partners are #83AA91 and #839CAA.