What color is #83A200?

#83A200 is a dark, vivid yellow-green, closest to the named color Noxious. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #83A200?

The RGB value is 131, 162, 0: 131 red, 162 green and 0 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #83A200?

The complementary color is #1F00A2, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #83A200?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.13:1 and white text 2.94:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#83A200 color

#83A200 rgb(131, 162, 0)

Shades of green

The hex color #83A200 is a dark, vivid yellow-green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 51.4% red, 63.5% green and 0% blue (131, 162, 0).

Its hue angle is 71°, with 100% saturation and 32% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 19% cyan, 0% magenta, 100% yellow and 36% black.

The closest named color is Noxious (#89A203), a difference of 1.3 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.13:1).

#83A200 color codes

HEX	`#83A200`
RGB	`rgb(131, 162, 0)`
RGB percent	`rgb(51.4%, 63.5%, 0%)`
HSL	`hsl(71, 100%, 32%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(71, 100%, 64%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(19%, 0%, 100%, 36%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(62.22, -28.88, 64.49)`
CIE LCH	`lch(62.22, 70.66, 114.12)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(22.281, 30.666, 4.745)`
Decimal	`8626688`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #83A200, 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 #83A200	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.13:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.94:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#83A200 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.94:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.13:1	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 #83A200 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #83a200; }
.text { color: #83a200; }
.border { border: 2px solid #83a200; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(131 162 0 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #83a200, #32a200); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Olive Drab.

Questions

What color is #83A200?: #83A200 is a dark, vivid yellow-green, closest to the named color Noxious. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #83A200?: The RGB value is 131, 162, 0: 131 red, 162 green and 0 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #83A200?: The complementary color is #1F00A2, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #83A200?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.13:1 and white text 2.94:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.