What color is #83B079?

#83B079 is a desaturated green, closest to the named color Lush Fields. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #83B079?

The RGB value is 131, 176, 121: 131 red, 176 green and 121 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #83B079?

The complementary color is #A679B0, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #83B079?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.45:1 and white text 2.48:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#83B079 color

#83B079 rgb(131, 176, 121)

Shades of green

The hex color #83B079 is a desaturated green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 51.4% red, 69% green and 47.5% blue (131, 176, 121).

Its hue angle is 109°, with 26% saturation and 58% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 26% cyan, 0% magenta, 31% yellow and 31% black.

The closest named color is Lush Fields (#88AA77), a difference of 2.5 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.45:1).

#83B079 color codes

HEX	`#83B079`
RGB	`rgb(131, 176, 121)`
RGB percent	`rgb(51.4%, 69%, 47.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(109, 26%, 58%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(109, 31%, 69%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(26%, 0%, 31%, 31%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(67.47, -25.76, 23.46)`
CIE LCH	`lch(67.47, 34.84, 137.67)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(28.336, 37.256, 23.784)`
Decimal	`8630393`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #83B079, 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 #83B079	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.45:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.48:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#83B079 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.48:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.45:1	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 #83B079 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #83b079; }
.text { color: #83b079; }
.border { border: 2px solid #83b079; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(131 176 121 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #83b079, #79b08b); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dark Sea Green.

Questions

What color is #83B079?: #83B079 is a desaturated green, closest to the named color Lush Fields. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #83B079?: The RGB value is 131, 176, 121: 131 red, 176 green and 121 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #83B079?: The complementary color is #A679B0, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #83B079?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.45:1 and white text 2.48:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.