What color is #83B046?

#83B046 is a desaturated yellow-green, closest to the named color Natural Order. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #83B046?

The RGB value is 131, 176, 70: 131 red, 176 green and 70 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #83B046?

The complementary color is #7346B0, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #83B046?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.26:1 and white text 2.54:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#83B046 color

#83B046 rgb(131, 176, 70)

Shades of green

The hex color #83B046 is a desaturated yellow-green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 51.4% red, 69% green and 27.5% blue (131, 176, 70).

Its hue angle is 85°, with 43% saturation and 48% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 26% cyan, 0% magenta, 60% yellow and 31% black.

The closest named color is Natural Order (#77B033), a difference of 2.5 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.26:1).

#83B046 color codes

HEX	`#83B046`
RGB	`rgb(131, 176, 70)`
RGB percent	`rgb(51.4%, 69%, 27.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(85, 43%, 48%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(85, 60%, 69%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(26%, 0%, 60%, 31%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(66.76, -32.2, 48.34)`
CIE LCH	`lch(66.76, 58.08, 123.67)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(25.991, 36.318, 11.434)`
Decimal	`8630342`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #83B046, 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 #83B046	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.26:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.54:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#83B046 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.54:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.26:1	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 #83B046 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #83b046; }
.text { color: #83b046; }
.border { border: 2px solid #83b046; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(131 176 70 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #83b046, #4eb046); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Matcha.

Questions

What color is #83B046?: #83B046 is a desaturated yellow-green, closest to the named color Natural Order. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #83B046?: The RGB value is 131, 176, 70: 131 red, 176 green and 70 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #83B046?: The complementary color is #7346B0, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #83B046?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.26:1 and white text 2.54:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.