What color is #83A35A?

#83A35A is a desaturated yellow-green, closest to the named color Feels Good Man. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #83A35A?

The RGB value is 131, 163, 90: 131 red, 163 green and 90 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #83A35A?

The complementary color is #7A5AA3, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #83A35A?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.35:1 and white text 2.86:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#83A35A color

#83A35A rgb(131, 163, 90)

Shades of green

The hex color #83A35A is a desaturated yellow-green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 51.4% red, 63.9% green and 35.3% blue (131, 163, 90).

Its hue angle is 86°, with 29% saturation and 50% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 20% cyan, 0% magenta, 45% yellow and 36% black.

The closest named color is Feels Good Man (#7CA25A), a difference of 1.5 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.35:1).

#83A35A color codes

HEX	`#83A35A`
RGB	`rgb(131, 163, 90)`
RGB percent	`rgb(51.4%, 63.9%, 35.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(86, 29%, 50%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(86, 45%, 64%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(20%, 0%, 45%, 36%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(63.14, -23.78, 34.27)`
CIE LCH	`lch(63.14, 41.71, 124.75)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(24.302, 31.758, 14.52)`
Decimal	`8627034`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #83A35A, 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 #83A35A	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.35:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.86:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#83A35A as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.86:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.35:1	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 #83A35A looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #83a35a; }
.text { color: #83a35a; }
.border { border: 2px solid #83a35a; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(131 163 90 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #83a35a, #5fa35a); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #83A35A?: #83A35A is a desaturated yellow-green, closest to the named color Feels Good Man. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #83A35A?: The RGB value is 131, 163, 90: 131 red, 163 green and 90 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #83A35A?: The complementary color is #7A5AA3, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #83A35A?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.35:1 and white text 2.86:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.