What color is #83A39C?

#83A39C is a grayish spring green, closest to the named color Japanese Bonsai. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #83A39C?

The RGB value is 131, 163, 156: 131 red, 163 green and 156 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #83A39C?

The complementary color is #A3838A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #83A39C?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.68:1 and white text 2.73:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#83A39C color

#83A39C rgb(131, 163, 156)

Shades of gray

The hex color #83A39C is a grayish spring green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 51.4% red, 63.9% green and 61.2% blue (131, 163, 156).

Its hue angle is 167°, with 15% saturation and 58% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 20% cyan, 0% magenta, 4% yellow and 36% black.

The closest named color is Japanese Bonsai (#829F96), a difference of 1.6 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.68:1).

#83A39C color codes

HEX	`#83A39C`
RGB	`rgb(131, 163, 156)`
RGB percent	`rgb(51.4%, 63.9%, 61.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(167, 15%, 58%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(167, 20%, 64%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(20%, 0%, 4%, 36%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(64.5, -12.49, -0.01)`
CIE LCH	`lch(64.5, 12.49, 180.06)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(28.456, 33.419, 36.397)`
Decimal	`8627100`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #83A39C, 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 #83A39C	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.68:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.73:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#83A39C as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.73:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.68:1	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 #83A39C looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #83a39c; }
.text { color: #83a39c; }
.border { border: 2px solid #83a39c; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(131 163 156 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #83a39c, #839aa3); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Juniper.

Questions

What color is #83A39C?: #83A39C is a grayish spring green, closest to the named color Japanese Bonsai. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #83A39C?: The RGB value is 131, 163, 156: 131 red, 163 green and 156 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #83A39C?: The complementary color is #A3838A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #83A39C?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.68:1 and white text 2.73:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.