What color is #83A672?

#83A672 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 #83A672?

The RGB value is 131, 166, 114: 131 red, 166 green and 114 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #83A672?

The complementary color is #9572A6, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #83A672?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.66:1 and white text 2.74:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#83A672 color

#83A672 rgb(131, 166, 114)

Shades of green

The hex color #83A672 is a grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 51.4% red, 65.1% green and 44.7% blue (131, 166, 114).

Its hue angle is 100°, with 23% saturation and 55% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 21% cyan, 0% magenta, 31% yellow and 35% black.

The closest named color is Garden of Eden (#7FA771), a difference of 1 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.66:1).

#83A672 color codes

HEX	`#83A672`
RGB	`rgb(131, 166, 114)`
RGB percent	`rgb(51.4%, 65.1%, 44.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(100, 23%, 55%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(100, 31%, 65%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(21%, 0%, 31%, 35%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(64.41, -21.9, 23.14)`
CIE LCH	`lch(64.41, 31.85, 133.42)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(26.033, 33.312, 20.975)`
Decimal	`8627826`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #83A672, 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 #83A672	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.66:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.74:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#83A672 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.74:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.66:1	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 #83A672 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #83a672; }
.text { color: #83a672; }
.border { border: 2px solid #83a672; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(131 166 114 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #83a672, #72a67b); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Matcha.

Questions

What color is #83A672?: #83A672 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 #83A672?: The RGB value is 131, 166, 114: 131 red, 166 green and 114 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #83A672?: The complementary color is #9572A6, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #83A672?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.66:1 and white text 2.74:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.