What color is #83AA9E?

#83AA9E is a grayish spring green, closest to the named color Catnip. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #83AA9E?

The RGB value is 131, 170, 158: 131 red, 170 green and 158 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #83AA9E?

The complementary color is #AA838F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #83AA9E?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.21:1 and white text 2.56:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#83AA9E color

#83AA9E rgb(131, 170, 158)

Shades of green

The hex color #83AA9E is a grayish spring green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 51.4% red, 66.7% green and 62% blue (131, 170, 158).

Its hue angle is 162°, with 19% saturation and 59% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 23% cyan, 0% magenta, 7% yellow and 33% black.

The closest named color is Catnip (#80AA95), a difference of 3.5 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.21:1).

#83AA9E color codes

HEX	`#83AA9E`
RGB	`rgb(131, 170, 158)`
RGB percent	`rgb(51.4%, 66.7%, 62%)`
HSL	`hsl(162, 19%, 59%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(162, 23%, 67%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(23%, 0%, 7%, 33%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(66.55, -15.76, 1.86)`
CIE LCH	`lch(66.55, 15.87, 173.25)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(29.905, 36.042, 37.722)`
Decimal	`8628894`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #83AA9E, 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 #83AA9E	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.21:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.56:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#83AA9E as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.56:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.21:1	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 #83AA9E looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #83aa9e; }
.text { color: #83aa9e; }
.border { border: 2px solid #83aa9e; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(131 170 158 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #83aa9e, #83a3aa); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Cadet Blue.

Questions

What color is #83AA9E?: #83AA9E is a grayish spring green, closest to the named color Catnip. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #83AA9E?: The RGB value is 131, 170, 158: 131 red, 170 green and 158 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #83AA9E?: The complementary color is #AA838F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #83AA9E?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.21:1 and white text 2.56:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.