What color is #83AA7E?

#83AA7E 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 #83AA7E?

The RGB value is 131, 170, 126: 131 red, 170 green and 126 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #83AA7E?

The complementary color is #A57EAA, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #83AA7E?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.02:1 and white text 2.62:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#83AA7E color

#83AA7E rgb(131, 170, 126)

Shades of green

The hex color #83AA7E is a grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 51.4% red, 66.7% green and 49.4% blue (131, 170, 126).

Its hue angle is 113°, with 21% saturation and 58% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 23% cyan, 0% magenta, 26% yellow and 33% 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 8.02:1).

#83AA7E color codes

HEX	`#83AA7E`
RGB	`rgb(131, 170, 126)`
RGB percent	`rgb(51.4%, 66.7%, 49.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(113, 21%, 58%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(113, 26%, 67%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(23%, 0%, 26%, 33%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(65.81, -21.93, 18.49)`
CIE LCH	`lch(65.81, 28.69, 139.87)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(27.5, 35.08, 25.057)`
Decimal	`8628862`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #83AA7E, 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 #83AA7E	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.02:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.62:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#83AA7E as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.62:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.02:1	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 #83AA7E looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #83aa7e; }
.text { color: #83aa7e; }
.border { border: 2px solid #83aa7e; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(131 170 126 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #83aa7e, #7eaa8f); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dark Sea Green.

Questions

What color is #83AA7E?: #83AA7E 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 #83AA7E?: The RGB value is 131, 170, 126: 131 red, 170 green and 126 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #83AA7E?: The complementary color is #A57EAA, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #83AA7E?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.02:1 and white text 2.62:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.