Palettes / Colors / #83DAEB

#83DAEB — Light Teal

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

Color name

Closest CSS keyword: skyblue (#87CEEB) — not an exact match. CSS skyblue gives you #87CEEB, a different color; use #83DAEB when you need this exact shade.

Sources: common names follow widely used color-name references; CSS keywords and their hex values follow the CSS Color specification.

#83DAEB is a cool teal color associated with freshness, clarity and balance. It is saturated enough to be the accent — buttons, highlights and calls to action — while neutrals do the quiet work around it.

Its strongest partner is its complement #EB9584; it also sits naturally between #84EBC9 and #84A6EB. 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 85% · Blue 92%

Cyan 44% · Magenta 7% · Yellow 0% · Key 8%

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

Previews

CSS code for #83DAEB

.text { color: #83DAEB; }
.background { background-color: #83DAEB; }
.border { border: 3px solid #83DAEB; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(131, 218, 235); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(190, 72%, 72%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #83DAEB; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(131, 218, 235, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #83DAEB; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(131, 218, 235, 0.8); }

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

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #EB9584:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #83DAEB: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #83DAEB

Text set with opacity blends into the background, so its real contrast is lower than the solid ratios above. Choose a text color and an opacity to see the blended color and its true ratio:

How #83DAEB 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 #83DAEB 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

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Frequently asked questions

What color is #83DAEB?

#83DAEB is Light Teal, a teal color (RGB 131, 218, 235). Its closest standard named color is SkyBlue.

What is the RGB and HSL of #83DAEB?

#83DAEB is RGB 131, 218, 235 — HSL 190°, 72%, 72% — CMYK 44%, 7%, 0%, 8%.

What colors go with #83DAEB?

Its complement is #EB9584; analogous partners are #84EBC9 and #84A6EB. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #83DAEB for text?

Black text on #83DAEB has a contrast ratio of 13.19:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.59:1.