What color is #83B098?

#83B098 is a grayish green, closest to the named color Catnip. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #83B098?

The RGB value is 131, 176, 152: 131 red, 176 green and 152 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #83B098?

The complementary color is #B0839B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #83B098?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.63:1 and white text 2.43:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#83B098 color

#83B098 rgb(131, 176, 152)

Shades of green

The hex color #83B098 is a grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 51.4% red, 69% green and 59.6% blue (131, 176, 152).

Its hue angle is 148°, with 22% saturation and 60% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 26% cyan, 0% magenta, 14% yellow and 31% black.

The closest named color is Catnip (#80AA95), a difference of 1.9 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.63:1).

#83B098 color codes

HEX	`#83B098`
RGB	`rgb(131, 176, 152)`
RGB percent	`rgb(51.4%, 69%, 59.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(148, 22%, 60%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(148, 26%, 69%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(26%, 0%, 14%, 31%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(68.12, -20.1, 7.45)`
CIE LCH	`lch(68.12, 21.44, 159.66)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(30.551, 38.142, 35.452)`
Decimal	`8630424`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #83B098, 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 #83B098	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.63:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.43:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#83B098 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.43:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.63:1	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 #83B098 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #83b098; }
.text { color: #83b098; }
.border { border: 2px solid #83b098; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(131 176 152 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #83b098, #83b0af); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dark Sea Green.

Questions

What color is #83B098?: #83B098 is a grayish green, closest to the named color Catnip. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #83B098?: The RGB value is 131, 176, 152: 131 red, 176 green and 152 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #83B098?: The complementary color is #B0839B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #83B098?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.63:1 and white text 2.43:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.