What color is #83A488?

#83A488 is a grayish green, closest to the named color Vineyard. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #83A488?

The RGB value is 131, 164, 136: 131 red, 164 green and 136 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #83A488?

The complementary color is #A4839F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #83A488?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.63:1 and white text 2.75:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#83A488 color

#83A488 rgb(131, 164, 136)

Shades of green

The hex color #83A488 is a grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 51.4% red, 64.3% green and 53.3% blue (131, 164, 136).

Its hue angle is 129°, with 15% saturation and 58% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 20% cyan, 0% magenta, 17% yellow and 36% black.

The closest named color is Vineyard (#819E84), a difference of 2 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.63:1).

#83A488 color codes

HEX	`#83A488`
RGB	`rgb(131, 164, 136)`
RGB percent	`rgb(51.4%, 64.3%, 53.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(129, 15%, 58%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(129, 20%, 64%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(20%, 0%, 17%, 36%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(64.28, -17.05, 10.85)`
CIE LCH	`lch(64.28, 20.21, 147.54)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(27.078, 33.153, 28.26)`
Decimal	`8627336`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #83A488, 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 #83A488	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.63:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.75:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#83A488 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.75:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.63:1	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 #83A488 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #83a488; }
.text { color: #83a488; }
.border { border: 2px solid #83a488; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(131 164 136 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #83a488, #83a499); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Sage Green.

Questions

What color is #83A488?: #83A488 is a grayish green, closest to the named color Vineyard. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #83A488?: The RGB value is 131, 164, 136: 131 red, 164 green and 136 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #83A488?: The complementary color is #A4839F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #83A488?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.63:1 and white text 2.75:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.