What color is #83A88E?

#83A88E is a grayish green, closest to the named color Catnip. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #83A88E?

The RGB value is 131, 168, 142: 131 red, 168 green and 142 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #83A88E?

The complementary color is #A8839D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #83A88E?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.96:1 and white text 2.64:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#83A88E color

#83A88E rgb(131, 168, 142)

Shades of green

The hex color #83A88E is a grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 51.4% red, 65.9% green and 55.7% blue (131, 168, 142).

Its hue angle is 138°, with 18% saturation and 59% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 22% cyan, 0% magenta, 15% yellow and 34% black.

The closest named color is Catnip (#80AA95), a difference of 2.2 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.96:1).

#83A88E color codes

HEX	`#83A88E`
RGB	`rgb(131, 168, 142)`
RGB percent	`rgb(51.4%, 65.9%, 55.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(138, 18%, 59%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(138, 22%, 66%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(22%, 0%, 15%, 34%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(65.58, -17.98, 9.35)`
CIE LCH	`lch(65.58, 20.26, 152.53)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(28.244, 34.783, 30.812)`
Decimal	`8628366`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #83A88E, 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 #83A88E	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.96:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.64:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#83A88E as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.64:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.96:1	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 #83A88E looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #83a88e; }
.text { color: #83a88e; }
.border { border: 2px solid #83a88e; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(131 168 142 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #83a88e, #83a8a1); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Sage Green.

Questions

What color is #83A88E?: #83A88E is a grayish green, closest to the named color Catnip. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #83A88E?: The RGB value is 131, 168, 142: 131 red, 168 green and 142 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #83A88E?: The complementary color is #A8839D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #83A88E?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.96:1 and white text 2.64:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.