What color is #83A991?

#83A991 is a grayish green, closest to the named color Catnip. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #83A991?

The RGB value is 131, 169, 145: 131 red, 169 green and 145 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #83A991?

The complementary color is #A9839B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #83A991?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.05:1 and white text 2.61:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#83A991 color

#83A991 rgb(131, 169, 145)

Shades of green

The hex color #83A991 is a grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 51.4% red, 66.3% green and 56.9% blue (131, 169, 145).

Its hue angle is 142°, with 18% saturation and 59% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 22% cyan, 0% magenta, 14% yellow and 34% black.

The closest named color is Catnip (#80AA95), a difference of 1.5 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.05:1).

#83A991 color codes

HEX	`#83A991`
RGB	`rgb(131, 169, 145)`
RGB percent	`rgb(51.4%, 66.3%, 56.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(142, 18%, 59%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(142, 22%, 66%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(22%, 0%, 14%, 34%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(65.94, -17.91, 8.2)`
CIE LCH	`lch(65.94, 19.69, 155.4)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(28.657, 35.245, 32.076)`
Decimal	`8628625`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #83A991, 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 #83A991	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.05:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.61:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#83A991 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.61:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.05:1	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 #83A991 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #83a991; }
.text { color: #83a991; }
.border { border: 2px solid #83a991; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(131 169 145 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #83a991, #83a9a4); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dark Sea Green.

Questions

What color is #83A991?: #83A991 is a grayish green, closest to the named color Catnip. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #83A991?: The RGB value is 131, 169, 145: 131 red, 169 green and 145 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #83A991?: The complementary color is #A9839B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #83A991?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.05:1 and white text 2.61:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.