What color is #83B264?

#83B264 is a desaturated green, closest to the named color Broccoli. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #83B264?

The RGB value is 131, 178, 100: 131 red, 178 green and 100 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #83B264?

The complementary color is #9364B2, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #83B264?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.52:1 and white text 2.47:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#83B264 color

#83B264 rgb(131, 178, 100)

Shades of green

The hex color #83B264 is a desaturated green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 51.4% red, 69.8% green and 39.2% blue (131, 178, 100).

Its hue angle is 96°, with 34% saturation and 55% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 26% cyan, 0% magenta, 44% yellow and 30% black.

The closest named color is Broccoli (#87B364), a difference of 0.8 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.52:1).

#83B264 color codes

HEX	`#83B264`
RGB	`rgb(131, 178, 100)`
RGB percent	`rgb(51.4%, 69.8%, 39.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(96, 34%, 55%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(96, 44%, 70%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(26%, 0%, 44%, 30%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(67.71, -29.81, 34.86)`
CIE LCH	`lch(67.71, 45.87, 130.54)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(27.58, 37.585, 17.856)`
Decimal	`8630884`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #83B264, 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 #83B264	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.52:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.47:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#83B264 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.47:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.52:1	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 #83B264 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #83b264; }
.text { color: #83b264; }
.border { border: 2px solid #83b264; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(131 178 100 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #83b264, #64b26c); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Matcha.

Questions

What color is #83B264?: #83B264 is a desaturated green, closest to the named color Broccoli. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #83B264?: The RGB value is 131, 178, 100: 131 red, 178 green and 100 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #83B264?: The complementary color is #9364B2, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #83B264?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.52:1 and white text 2.47:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.