What color is #83A478?

#83A478 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 #83A478?

The RGB value is 131, 164, 120: 131 red, 164 green and 120 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #83A478?

The complementary color is #9978A4, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #83A478?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.55:1 and white text 2.78:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#83A478 color

#83A478 rgb(131, 164, 120)

Shades of green

The hex color #83A478 is a grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 51.4% red, 64.3% green and 47.1% blue (131, 164, 120).

Its hue angle is 105°, with 19% saturation and 56% 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 1.6 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.55:1).

#83A478 color codes

HEX	`#83A478`
RGB	`rgb(131, 164, 120)`
RGB percent	`rgb(51.4%, 64.3%, 47.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(105, 19%, 56%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(105, 27%, 64%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(20%, 0%, 27%, 36%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(63.94, -19.9, 19.22)`
CIE LCH	`lch(63.94, 27.67, 136)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(26.025, 32.732, 22.712)`
Decimal	`8627320`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #83A478, 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 #83A478	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.55:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.78:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#83A478 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.78:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.55:1	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 #83A478 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #83a478; }
.text { color: #83a478; }
.border { border: 2px solid #83a478; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(131 164 120 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #83a478, #78a483); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Sage Green.

Questions

What color is #83A478?: #83A478 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 #83A478?: The RGB value is 131, 164, 120: 131 red, 164 green and 120 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #83A478?: The complementary color is #9978A4, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #83A478?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.55:1 and white text 2.78:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.