What color is #83A646?

#83A646 is a desaturated yellow-green, closest to the named color Lime It or Leave It. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #83A646?

The RGB value is 131, 166, 70: 131 red, 166 green and 70 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #83A646?

The complementary color is #6946A6, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #83A646?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.51:1 and white text 2.8:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#83A646 color

#83A646 rgb(131, 166, 70)

Shades of green

The hex color #83A646 is a desaturated yellow-green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 51.4% red, 65.1% green and 27.5% blue (131, 166, 70).

Its hue angle is 82°, with 41% saturation and 46% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 21% cyan, 0% magenta, 58% yellow and 35% black.

The closest named color is Lime It or Leave It (#8CA94A), a difference of 1.8 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.51:1).

#83A646 color codes

HEX	`#83A646`
RGB	`rgb(131, 166, 70)`
RGB percent	`rgb(51.4%, 65.1%, 27.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(82, 41%, 46%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(82, 58%, 65%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(21%, 0%, 58%, 35%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(63.79, -27.43, 44.97)`
CIE LCH	`lch(63.79, 52.68, 121.38)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(24.102, 32.54, 10.804)`
Decimal	`8627782`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #83A646, 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 #83A646	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.51:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.8:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#83A646 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.8:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.51:1	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 #83A646 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #83a646; }
.text { color: #83a646; }
.border { border: 2px solid #83a646; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(131 166 70 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #83a646, #53a646); }

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Questions

What color is #83A646?: #83A646 is a desaturated yellow-green, closest to the named color Lime It or Leave It. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #83A646?: The RGB value is 131, 166, 70: 131 red, 166 green and 70 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #83A646?: The complementary color is #6946A6, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #83A646?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.51:1 and white text 2.8:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.