Exploring the Color #83B6B8

#83B6B8 sits at 182° on the color wheel, placing it in the cyan family of the cool half of the spectrum. With 27% saturation and 62% lightness, it reads as a softly muted, light tone — a balanced mid-energy presence that sits comfortably alongside other UI tones. Its RGB mix of 131, 182, 184 produces a 9.35:1 contrast ratio against black, which clears WCAG AAA for body text in that pairing.

In RGB space #83B6B8 is a clear variant of CSS sky blue — about 57 units away from #87CEEB. Designers reach for cyan hues at this saturation when the brief calls for restraint and atmosphere, and at this lightness when they want a present, comfortable mid-canvas voice. On screen the cool cast tends to pair best with warm neutrals in the 25°-45° range to add life.

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