What color is #83997C?

#83997C is a grayish green, closest to the named color Backyard. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #83997C?

The RGB value is 131, 153, 124: 131 red, 153 green and 124 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #83997C?

The complementary color is #927C99, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #83997C?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.81:1 and white text 3.08:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#83997C color

#83997C rgb(131, 153, 124)

Shades of green

The hex color #83997C is a grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 51.4% red, 60% green and 48.6% blue (131, 153, 124).

Its hue angle is 106°, with 12% saturation and 54% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 14% cyan, 0% magenta, 19% yellow and 40% black.

The closest named color is Backyard (#879877), a difference of 2.1 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.81:1).

#83997C color codes

HEX	`#83997C`
RGB	`rgb(131, 153, 124)`
RGB percent	`rgb(51.4%, 60%, 48.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(106, 12%, 54%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(106, 19%, 60%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(14%, 0%, 19%, 40%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(60.84, -13.47, 12.7)`
CIE LCH	`lch(60.84, 18.51, 136.69)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(24.389, 29.063, 23.39)`
Decimal	`8624508`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #83997C, 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 #83997C	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.81:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.08:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#83997C as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.08:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.81:1	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 #83997C looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #83997c; }
.text { color: #83997c; }
.border { border: 2px solid #83997c; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(131 153 124 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #83997c, #7c9984); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Sage Green.

Questions

What color is #83997C?: #83997C is a grayish green, closest to the named color Backyard. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #83997C?: The RGB value is 131, 153, 124: 131 red, 153 green and 124 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #83997C?: The complementary color is #927C99, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #83997C?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.81:1 and white text 3.08:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.