What color is #83977F?

#83977F is a grayish green, closest to the named color Basswood Green. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #83977F?

The RGB value is 131, 151, 127: 131 red, 151 green and 127 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #83977F?

The complementary color is #937F97, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #83977F?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.7:1 and white text 3.14:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#83977F color

#83977F rgb(131, 151, 127)

Shades of green

The hex color #83977F is a grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 51.4% red, 59.2% green and 49.8% blue (131, 151, 127).

Its hue angle is 110°, with 10% saturation and 55% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 13% cyan, 0% magenta, 16% yellow and 41% black.

The closest named color is Basswood Green (#839E83), a difference of 2.9 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.7:1).

#83977F color codes

HEX	`#83977F`
RGB	`rgb(131, 151, 127)`
RGB percent	`rgb(51.4%, 59.2%, 49.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(110, 10%, 55%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(110, 16%, 59%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(13%, 0%, 16%, 41%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(60.33, -11.85, 10.29)`
CIE LCH	`lch(60.33, 15.7, 139.03)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(24.257, 28.49, 24.296)`
Decimal	`8623999`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #83977F, 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 #83977F	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.7:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.14:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#83977F as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.14:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.7:1	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 #83977F looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #83977f; }
.text { color: #83977f; }
.border { border: 2px solid #83977f; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(131 151 127 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #83977f, #7f9787); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Smoke.

Questions

What color is #83977F?: #83977F is a grayish green, closest to the named color Basswood Green. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #83977F?: The RGB value is 131, 151, 127: 131 red, 151 green and 127 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #83977F?: The complementary color is #937F97, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #83977F?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.7:1 and white text 3.14:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.