What color is #83916E?

#83916E is a grayish yellow-green, closest to the named color Backyard. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #83916E?

The RGB value is 131, 145, 110: 131 red, 145 green and 110 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #83916E?

The complementary color is #7C6E91, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #83916E?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.24:1 and white text 3.37:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#83916E color

#83916E rgb(131, 145, 110)

Shades of green

The hex color #83916E is a grayish yellow-green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 51.4% red, 56.9% green and 43.1% blue (131, 145, 110).

Its hue angle is 84°, with 14% saturation and 50% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 10% cyan, 0% magenta, 24% yellow and 43% black.

The closest named color is Backyard (#879877), a difference of 2.5 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.24:1).

#83916E color codes

HEX	`#83916E`
RGB	`rgb(131, 145, 110)`
RGB percent	`rgb(51.4%, 56.9%, 43.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(84, 14%, 50%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(84, 24%, 57%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(10%, 0%, 24%, 43%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(58.23, -11.57, 16.94)`
CIE LCH	`lch(58.23, 20.52, 124.32)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(22.3, 26.202, 18.631)`
Decimal	`8622446`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #83916E, based on their position on the color wheel.

Complementary

The color opposite on the color wheel (180°). Strongest contrast.

Analogous

Neighbors 30° either side. Calm, natural combinations.

Split complementary

The two colors next to the complement (150° and 210°).

Triadic

Three colors evenly spaced, 120° apart.

Tetradic (square)

Four colors 90° apart.

Shades, tints and tones

Shades (darker, mixed with black)

Tints (lighter, mixed with white)

Tones (mixed with gray)

Contrast and accessibility

Text on #83916E	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.24:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.37:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#83916E as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.37:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.24:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

WCAG 2 asks for 4.5:1 for normal text (AA), 7:1 for AAA, and 3:1 for large text. Check other pairs.

Color blindness simulation

How #83916E looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #83916e; }
.text { color: #83916e; }
.border { border: 2px solid #83916e; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(131 145 110 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #83916e, #72916e); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Moss Green.

Questions

What color is #83916E?: #83916E is a grayish yellow-green, closest to the named color Backyard. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #83916E?: The RGB value is 131, 145, 110: 131 red, 145 green and 110 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #83916E?: The complementary color is #7C6E91, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #83916E?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.24:1 and white text 3.37:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.