What color is #83A38B?

#83A38B is a grayish green, closest to the named color Vineyard. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #83A38B?

The RGB value is 131, 163, 139: 131 red, 163 green and 139 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #83A38B?

The complementary color is #A3839B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #83A38B?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.58:1 and white text 2.77:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#83A38B color

#83A38B rgb(131, 163, 139)

Shades of green

The hex color #83A38B is a grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 51.4% red, 63.9% green and 54.5% blue (131, 163, 139).

Its hue angle is 135°, with 15% saturation and 58% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 20% cyan, 0% magenta, 15% yellow and 36% black.

The closest named color is Vineyard (#819E84), a difference of 1.8 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.58:1).

#83A38B color codes

HEX	`#83A38B`
RGB	`rgb(131, 163, 139)`
RGB percent	`rgb(51.4%, 63.9%, 54.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(135, 15%, 58%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(135, 20%, 64%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(20%, 0%, 15%, 36%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(64.07, -15.96, 8.87)`
CIE LCH	`lch(64.07, 18.25, 150.95)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(27.116, 32.883, 29.339)`
Decimal	`8627083`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #83A38B, 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 #83A38B	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.58:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.77:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#83A38B as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.77:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.58:1	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 #83A38B looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #83a38b; }
.text { color: #83a38b; }
.border { border: 2px solid #83a38b; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(131 163 139 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #83a38b, #83a39b); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Sage Green.

Questions

What color is #83A38B?: #83A38B is a grayish green, closest to the named color Vineyard. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #83A38B?: The RGB value is 131, 163, 139: 131 red, 163 green and 139 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #83A38B?: The complementary color is #A3839B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #83A38B?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.58:1 and white text 2.77:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.