What color is #83A09B?

#83A09B is a grayish spring green, closest to the named color Japanese Bonsai. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #83A09B?

The RGB value is 131, 160, 155: 131 red, 160 green and 155 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #83A09B?

The complementary color is #A08388, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #83A09B?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.47:1 and white text 2.81:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#83A09B color

#83A09B rgb(131, 160, 155)

Shades of gray

The hex color #83A09B is a grayish spring green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 51.4% red, 62.7% green and 60.8% blue (131, 160, 155).

Its hue angle is 170°, with 13% saturation and 57% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 18% cyan, 0% magenta, 3% yellow and 37% black.

The closest named color is Japanese Bonsai (#829F96), a difference of 1.9 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.47:1).

#83A09B color codes

HEX	`#83A09B`
RGB	`rgb(131, 160, 155)`
RGB percent	`rgb(51.4%, 62.7%, 60.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(170, 13%, 57%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(170, 18%, 63%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(18%, 0%, 3%, 37%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(63.62, -11.1, -0.74)`
CIE LCH	`lch(63.62, 11.12, 183.82)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(27.846, 32.333, 35.778)`
Decimal	`8626331`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #83A09B, 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 #83A09B	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.47:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.81:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#83A09B as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.81:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.47:1	Pass	Pass	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 #83A09B looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #83a09b; }
.text { color: #83a09b; }
.border { border: 2px solid #83a09b; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(131 160 155 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #83a09b, #8397a0); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #83A09B?: #83A09B is a grayish spring green, closest to the named color Japanese Bonsai. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #83A09B?: The RGB value is 131, 160, 155: 131 red, 160 green and 155 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #83A09B?: The complementary color is #A08388, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #83A09B?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.47:1 and white text 2.81:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.