Palettes / Colors / #83DEEE

#83DEEE — Light Teal

#83DEEE 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 #83DEEE 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.

#83DEEE 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 #EE9281; it also sits naturally between #81EEC8 and #81A7EE. 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 87% · Blue 93%

Cyan 45% · Magenta 7% · Yellow 0% · Key 7%

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

Previews

CSS code for #83DEEE

.text { color: #83DEEE; }
.background { background-color: #83DEEE; }
.border { border: 3px solid #83DEEE; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(131, 222, 238); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(189, 76%, 72%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #83DEEE; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(131, 222, 238, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #83DEEE; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(131, 222, 238, 0.8); }

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

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #EE9281:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #83DEEE: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #83DEEE

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 #83DEEE 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 #83DEEE 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 #83DEEE?

#83DEEE is Light Teal, a teal color (RGB 131, 222, 238). Its closest standard named color is SkyBlue.

What is the RGB and HSL of #83DEEE?

#83DEEE is RGB 131, 222, 238 — HSL 189°, 76%, 72% — CMYK 45%, 7%, 0%, 7%.

What colors go with #83DEEE?

Its complement is #EE9281; analogous partners are #81EEC8 and #81A7EE. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #83DEEE for text?

Black text on #83DEEE has a contrast ratio of 13.65:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.54:1.