What color is #83AD90?

#83AD90 is a grayish green, closest to the named color Catnip. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #83AD90?

The RGB value is 131, 173, 144: 131 red, 173 green and 144 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #83AD90?

The complementary color is #AD83A0, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #83AD90?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.35:1 and white text 2.52:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#83AD90 color

#83AD90 rgb(131, 173, 144)

Shades of green

The hex color #83AD90 is a grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 51.4% red, 67.8% green and 56.5% blue (131, 173, 144).

Its hue angle is 139°, with 20% saturation and 60% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 24% cyan, 0% magenta, 17% yellow and 32% black.

The closest named color is Catnip (#80AA95), a difference of 2.8 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.35:1).

#83AD90 color codes

HEX	`#83AD90`
RGB	`rgb(131, 173, 144)`
RGB percent	`rgb(51.4%, 67.8%, 56.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(139, 20%, 60%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(139, 24%, 68%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(24%, 0%, 17%, 32%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(67.07, -20.16, 10.36)`
CIE LCH	`lch(67.07, 22.66, 152.8)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(29.336, 36.725, 31.923)`
Decimal	`8629648`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #83AD90, 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 #83AD90	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.35:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.52:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#83AD90 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.52:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.35:1	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 #83AD90 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #83ad90; }
.text { color: #83ad90; }
.border { border: 2px solid #83ad90; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(131 173 144 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #83ad90, #83ada5); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dark Sea Green.

Questions

What color is #83AD90?: #83AD90 is a grayish green, closest to the named color Catnip. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #83AD90?: The RGB value is 131, 173, 144: 131 red, 173 green and 144 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #83AD90?: The complementary color is #AD83A0, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #83AD90?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.35:1 and white text 2.52:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.