Palettes / Colors / #83ECDC

#83ECDC — Light Teal

#83ECDC 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 #83ECDC 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.

#83ECDC 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 #EC8393; it also sits naturally between #83ECA8 and #83C7EC. 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 93% · Blue 86%

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

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

Previews

CSS code for #83ECDC

.text { color: #83ECDC; }
.background { background-color: #83ECDC; }
.border { border: 3px solid #83ECDC; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(131, 236, 220); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(171, 73%, 72%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #83ECDC; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(131, 236, 220, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #83ECDC; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(131, 236, 220, 0.8); }

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

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #EC8393:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #83ECDC: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #83ECDC

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 #83ECDC 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 #83ECDC 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

← #83ECDB  ·  #83ECDD →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #83ECDC?

#83ECDC is Light Teal, a teal color (RGB 131, 236, 220). Its closest standard named color is Aquamarine.

What is the RGB and HSL of #83ECDC?

#83ECDC is RGB 131, 236, 220 — HSL 171°, 73%, 72% — CMYK 44%, 0%, 7%, 7%.

What colors go with #83ECDC?

Its complement is #EC8393; analogous partners are #83ECA8 and #83C7EC. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #83ECDC for text?

Black text on #83ECDC has a contrast ratio of 15.00:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.40:1.