What color is #83A59B?

#83A59B is a grayish spring green, closest to the named color Japanese Bonsai. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #83A59B?

The RGB value is 131, 165, 155: 131 red, 165 green and 155 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #83A59B?

The complementary color is #A5838D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #83A59B?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.82:1 and white text 2.69:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#83A59B color

#83A59B rgb(131, 165, 155)

Shades of green

The hex color #83A59B is a grayish spring green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 51.4% red, 64.7% green and 60.8% blue (131, 165, 155).

Its hue angle is 162°, with 16% saturation and 58% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 21% cyan, 0% magenta, 6% yellow and 35% black.

The closest named color is Japanese Bonsai (#829F96), a difference of 2.1 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.82:1).

#83A59B color codes

HEX	`#83A59B`
RGB	`rgb(131, 165, 155)`
RGB percent	`rgb(51.4%, 64.7%, 60.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(162, 16%, 58%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(162, 21%, 65%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(21%, 0%, 6%, 35%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(65.04, -13.76, 1.34)`
CIE LCH	`lch(65.04, 13.83, 174.44)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(28.73, 34.101, 36.072)`
Decimal	`8627611`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #83A59B, 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 #83A59B	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.82:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.69:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#83A59B as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.69:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.82:1	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 #83A59B looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #83a59b; }
.text { color: #83a59b; }
.border { border: 2px solid #83a59b; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(131 165 155 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #83a59b, #839ea5); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Juniper.

Questions

What color is #83A59B?: #83A59B is a grayish spring green, closest to the named color Japanese Bonsai. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #83A59B?: The RGB value is 131, 165, 155: 131 red, 165 green and 155 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #83A59B?: The complementary color is #A5838D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #83A59B?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.82:1 and white text 2.69:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.