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#83ABA4

Eucalyptus · light cool teal

About #83ABA4

#83ABA4 is a light, muted teal colour. Digitally that works out to 51% red, 67% green and 64% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 23% cyan, 0% magenta, 4% yellow and 33% black. Most people will perceive it as cool.

Visually it is somewhere between Eucalyptus and Dusty Blue (ΔE 15.6), with Dusty Blue the next nearest named colour. Across the colour wheel sits #AB838A (old rose), its complementary partner.

Because it is light, it is most useful for large surfaces, cards and soft highlights. Black text reads best on it at 8.33:1 (a WCAG AAA pass).

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Red131
Green171
Blue164

Closest named colours

Eucalyptus
#5F8575 · ΔE 15.6
Dusty Blue
#8CA3B8 · ΔE 17.3
Mushroom
#A39B90 · ΔE 17.9

ΔE measures visible difference: under 2 is barely noticeable, over 10 is clearly different.

Text on #83ABA4

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on eucalyptus #83ABA4.
2.52:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on eucalyptus #83ABA4.
8.33:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #83ABA4 appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#83ABA4
Protanopia (no red cones)
#A7A6A4
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#A0A1A5
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#78ADA9

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #83ABA4?

#83ABA4 is a light, muted teal colour. Digitally that works out to 51% red, 67% green and 64% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 23% cyan, 0% magenta, 4% yellow and 33% black. Most people will perceive it as cool.

›What text colour should I use on #83ABA4?

Use black text. Black on #83ABA4 has a contrast ratio of 8.33:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #83ABA4?

Its complementary colour is #AB838A, and analogous partners are #83AB90 and #839EAB.