What color is #83A18E?

#83A18E is a grayish green, closest to the named color Parisian Patina. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #83A18E?

The RGB value is 131, 161, 142: 131 red, 161 green and 142 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #83A18E?

The complementary color is #A18396, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #83A18E?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.45:1 and white text 2.82:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#83A18E color

#83A18E rgb(131, 161, 142)

Shades of green

The hex color #83A18E is a grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 51.4% red, 63.1% green and 55.7% blue (131, 161, 142).

Its hue angle is 142°, with 14% saturation and 57% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 19% cyan, 0% magenta, 12% yellow and 37% black.

The closest named color is Parisian Patina (#7D9B89), a difference of 1.9 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.45:1).

#83A18E color codes

HEX	`#83A18E`
RGB	`rgb(131, 161, 142)`
RGB percent	`rgb(51.4%, 63.1%, 55.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(142, 14%, 57%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(142, 19%, 63%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(19%, 0%, 12%, 37%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(63.56, -14.32, 6.47)`
CIE LCH	`lch(63.56, 15.71, 155.68)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(26.986, 32.267, 30.392)`
Decimal	`8626574`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #83A18E, 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 #83A18E	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.45:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.82:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#83A18E as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.82:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.45:1	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 #83A18E looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #83a18e; }
.text { color: #83a18e; }
.border { border: 2px solid #83a18e; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(131 161 142 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #83a18e, #83a19d); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Sage Green.

Questions

What color is #83A18E?: #83A18E is a grayish green, closest to the named color Parisian Patina. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #83A18E?: The RGB value is 131, 161, 142: 131 red, 161 green and 142 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #83A18E?: The complementary color is #A18396, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #83A18E?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.45:1 and white text 2.82:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.