What color is #83A87D?

#83A87D is a grayish green, closest to the named color Verdant Haven. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #83A87D?

The RGB value is 131, 168, 125: 131 red, 168 green and 125 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #83A87D?

The complementary color is #A27DA8, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #83A87D?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.86:1 and white text 2.67:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#83A87D color

#83A87D rgb(131, 168, 125)

Shades of green

The hex color #83A87D is a grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 51.4% red, 65.9% green and 49% blue (131, 168, 125).

Its hue angle is 112°, with 20% saturation and 57% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 22% cyan, 0% magenta, 26% yellow and 34% black.

The closest named color is Verdant Haven (#84A97C), a difference of 0.6 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.86:1).

#83A87D color codes

HEX	`#83A87D`
RGB	`rgb(131, 168, 125)`
RGB percent	`rgb(51.4%, 65.9%, 49%)`
HSL	`hsl(112, 20%, 57%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(112, 26%, 66%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(22%, 0%, 26%, 34%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(65.21, -21.09, 18.21)`
CIE LCH	`lch(65.21, 27.87, 139.2)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(27.063, 34.31, 24.595)`
Decimal	`8628349`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #83A87D, 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 #83A87D	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.86:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.67:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#83A87D as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.67:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.86:1	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 #83A87D looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #83a87d; }
.text { color: #83a87d; }
.border { border: 2px solid #83a87d; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(131 168 125 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #83a87d, #7da88d); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Sage Green.

Questions

What color is #83A87D?: #83A87D is a grayish green, closest to the named color Verdant Haven. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #83A87D?: The RGB value is 131, 168, 125: 131 red, 168 green and 125 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #83A87D?: The complementary color is #A27DA8, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #83A87D?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.86:1 and white text 2.67:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.