Palettes / Colors / #83E2CD

#83E2CD — Light Teal

#83E2CD is a teal color we call Light Teal, closest to the named color Aquamarine (#7FFFD4). It belongs to the teal family.

Color name

Closest CSS keyword: aquamarine (#7FFFD4) — not an exact match. CSS aquamarine gives you #7FFFD4, a different color; use #83E2CD 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.

#83E2CD 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 #E28398; it also sits naturally between #83E29E and #83C7E2. 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 89% · Blue 80%

Cyan 42% · Magenta 0% · Yellow 9% · Key 11%

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

Previews

CSS code for #83E2CD

.text { color: #83E2CD; }
.background { background-color: #83E2CD; }
.border { border: 3px solid #83E2CD; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(131, 226, 205); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(167, 62%, 70%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #83E2CD; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(131, 226, 205, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #83E2CD; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(131, 226, 205, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#83E2CD">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#83E2CD">Div content here</div>

Shades of #83E2CD

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #E28398:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #83E2CD: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #83E2CD

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 #83E2CD 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 #83E2CD 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 #83E2CD?

#83E2CD is Light Teal, a teal color (RGB 131, 226, 205). Its closest standard named color is Aquamarine.

What is the RGB and HSL of #83E2CD?

#83E2CD is RGB 131, 226, 205 — HSL 167°, 62%, 70% — CMYK 42%, 0%, 9%, 11%.

What colors go with #83E2CD?

Its complement is #E28398; analogous partners are #83E29E and #83C7E2. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #83E2CD for text?

Black text on #83E2CD has a contrast ratio of 13.73:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.53:1.