What color is #83A195?

#83A195 is a grayish spring green, closest to the named color Japanese Bonsai. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #83A195?

The RGB value is 131, 161, 149: 131 red, 161 green and 149 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #83A195?

The complementary color is #A1838F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #83A195?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.5:1 and white text 2.8:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#83A195 color

#83A195 rgb(131, 161, 149)

Shades of green

The hex color #83A195 is a grayish spring green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 51.4% red, 63.1% green and 58.4% blue (131, 161, 149).

Its hue angle is 156°, with 14% saturation and 57% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 19% cyan, 0% magenta, 7% yellow and 37% black.

The closest named color is Japanese Bonsai (#829F96), a difference of 1.4 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.5:1).

#83A195 color codes

HEX	`#83A195`
RGB	`rgb(131, 161, 149)`
RGB percent	`rgb(51.4%, 63.1%, 58.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(156, 14%, 57%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(156, 19%, 63%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(19%, 0%, 7%, 37%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(63.74, -12.9, 2.81)`
CIE LCH	`lch(63.74, 13.2, 167.72)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(27.528, 32.484, 33.248)`
Decimal	`8626581`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #83A195, 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 #83A195	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.5:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.8:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#83A195 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.8:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.5:1	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 #83A195 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #83a195; }
.text { color: #83a195; }
.border { border: 2px solid #83a195; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(131 161 149 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #83a195, #839ea1); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Juniper.

Questions

What color is #83A195?: #83A195 is a grayish spring green, closest to the named color Japanese Bonsai. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #83A195?: The RGB value is 131, 161, 149: 131 red, 161 green and 149 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #83A195?: The complementary color is #A1838F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #83A195?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.5:1 and white text 2.8:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.