What color is #83A377?

#83A377 is a grayish green, closest to the named color Verdant Haven. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #83A377?

The RGB value is 131, 163, 119: 131 red, 163 green and 119 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #83A377?

The complementary color is #9777A3, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #83A377?

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.

#83A377 color

#83A377 rgb(131, 163, 119)

Shades of green

The hex color #83A377 is a grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 51.4% red, 63.9% green and 46.7% blue (131, 163, 119).

Its hue angle is 104°, with 19% saturation and 55% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 20% cyan, 0% magenta, 27% yellow and 36% black.

The closest named color is Verdant Haven (#84A97C), a difference of 1.9 ΔE, which is barely visible.

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

#83A377 color codes

HEX	`#83A377`
RGB	`rgb(131, 163, 119)`
RGB percent	`rgb(51.4%, 63.9%, 46.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(104, 19%, 55%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(104, 27%, 64%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(20%, 0%, 27%, 36%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(63.63, -19.56, 19.34)`
CIE LCH	`lch(63.63, 27.51, 135.31)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(25.786, 32.351, 22.335)`
Decimal	`8627063`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #83A377, 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 #83A377	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.47:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.81:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#83A377 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 #83A377 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #83a377; }
.text { color: #83a377; }
.border { border: 2px solid #83a377; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(131 163 119 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #83a377, #77a381); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Sage Green.

Questions

What color is #83A377?: #83A377 is a grayish green, closest to the named color Verdant Haven. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #83A377?: The RGB value is 131, 163, 119: 131 red, 163 green and 119 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #83A377?: The complementary color is #9777A3, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #83A377?: 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.