Palettes / Colors / #83ECE2

#83ECE2 — Light Teal

#83ECE2 is a teal color we call Light Teal, closest to the named color Aquamarine (#7FFFD4). It belongs to the teal family.

#83ECE2 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 #EC838E; it also sits naturally between #83ECAD and #83C2EC. 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 89%

Cyan 44% · Magenta 0% · Yellow 4% · Key 7%

Previews

CSS code for #83ECE2

.text { color: #83ECE2; }
.background { background-color: #83ECE2; }
.border { border: 3px solid #83ECE2; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(131, 236, 226); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(174, 73%, 72%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #83ECE2; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(131, 236, 226, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #83ECE2; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(131, 236, 226, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#83ECE2">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#83ECE2">Div content here</div>

Shades of #83ECE2

Tints of #83ECE2

Tones of #83ECE2

Color harmonies

Complementary — #EC838E:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #83ECE2: #000000.

How #83ECE2 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 #83ECE2 or a close neighbour

Similar colors

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

Browse neighbouring colors

← #83ECE1  ·  #83ECE3 →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #83ECE2?

#83ECE2 is Light Teal, a teal color (RGB 131, 236, 226). Its closest standard named color is Aquamarine.

What is the RGB and HSL of #83ECE2?

#83ECE2 is RGB 131, 236, 226 — HSL 174°, 73%, 72% — CMYK 44%, 0%, 4%, 7%.

What colors go with #83ECE2?

Its complement is #EC838E; analogous partners are #83ECAD and #83C2EC. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #83ECE2 for text?

Black text on #83ECE2 has a contrast ratio of 15.06:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.39:1.