What color is #83A570?

#83A570 is a grayish green, closest to the named color Garden of Eden. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #83A570?

The RGB value is 131, 165, 112: 131 red, 165 green and 112 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #83A570?

The complementary color is #9270A5, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #83A570?

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.

#83A570 color

#83A570 rgb(131, 165, 112)

Shades of green

The hex color #83A570 is a grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 51.4% red, 64.7% green and 43.9% blue (131, 165, 112).

Its hue angle is 98°, with 23% saturation and 54% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 21% cyan, 0% magenta, 32% yellow and 35% black.

The closest named color is Garden of Eden (#7FA771), a difference of 1.3 ΔE, which is barely visible.

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

#83A570 color codes

HEX	`#83A570`
RGB	`rgb(131, 165, 112)`
RGB percent	`rgb(51.4%, 64.7%, 43.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(98, 23%, 54%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(98, 32%, 65%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(21%, 0%, 32%, 35%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(64.08, -21.7, 23.78)`
CIE LCH	`lch(64.08, 32.2, 132.38)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(25.739, 32.905, 20.321)`
Decimal	`8627568`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #83A570, 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 #83A570	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.58:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.77:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#83A570 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 #83A570 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #83a570; }
.text { color: #83a570; }
.border { border: 2px solid #83a570; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(131 165 112 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #83a570, #70a578); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Matcha.

Questions

What color is #83A570?: #83A570 is a grayish green, closest to the named color Garden of Eden. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #83A570?: The RGB value is 131, 165, 112: 131 red, 165 green and 112 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #83A570?: The complementary color is #9270A5, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #83A570?: 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.