Palettes / Colors / #83CBCE

#83CBCE — Light Muted Teal

#83CBCE is a teal color we call Light Muted Teal, closest to the named color SkyBlue (#87CEEB). It belongs to the teal family.

#83CBCE is a cool teal color associated with freshness, clarity and balance. It sits comfortably in the middle: usable for large areas in soft schemes, or as a supporting color beside something stronger.

Its strongest partner is its complement #CE8683; it also sits naturally between #83CEAB and #83A6CE. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.

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Color values

RGB & CMYK percentages

Red 51% · Green 80% · Blue 81%

Cyan 36% · Magenta 1% · Yellow 0% · Key 19%

CMYK values are unprofiled approximations for screen reference — not a print-proofing guarantee.

Previews

CSS code for #83CBCE

.text { color: #83CBCE; }
.background { background-color: #83CBCE; }
.border { border: 3px solid #83CBCE; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(131, 203, 206); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(182, 43%, 66%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #83CBCE; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(131, 203, 206, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #83CBCE; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(131, 203, 206, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#83CBCE">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#83CBCE">Div content here</div>

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #CE8683:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #83CBCE: #000000.

How #83CBCE looks with color blindness

Simulated with standard Machado color-vision-deficiency matrices — useful when this color carries meaning in charts, maps or interfaces:

Closest design-system colors

The nearest matches in the Tailwind CSS, Material Design and Bootstrap palettes — handy when you need a framework class instead of a raw hex:

Palettes with a similar color

These palettes use a close neighbour of #83CBCE rather than the exact color:

Similar colors

The closest colors that actually appear in our palette collection — click any to open its page:

Browse neighbouring colors

← #83CBCD  ·  #83CBCF →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #83CBCE?

#83CBCE is Light Muted Teal, a teal color (RGB 131, 203, 206). Its closest standard named color is SkyBlue.

What is the RGB and HSL of #83CBCE?

#83CBCE is RGB 131, 203, 206 — HSL 182°, 43%, 66% — CMYK 36%, 1%, 0%, 19%.

What colors go with #83CBCE?

Its complement is #CE8683; analogous partners are #83CEAB and #83A6CE. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #83CBCE for text?

Black text on #83CBCE has a contrast ratio of 11.40:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.84:1.