What color is #83B39A?

#83B39A is a grayish green, closest to the named color Beau Monde. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #83B39A?

The RGB value is 131, 179, 154: 131 red, 179 green and 154 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #83B39A?

The complementary color is #B3839C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #83B39A?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.88:1 and white text 2.36:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#83B39A color

#83B39A rgb(131, 179, 154)

Shades of green

The hex color #83B39A is a grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 51.4% red, 70.2% green and 60.4% blue (131, 179, 154).

Its hue angle is 149°, with 24% saturation and 61% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 27% cyan, 0% magenta, 14% yellow and 30% black.

The closest named color is Beau Monde (#7DB39E), a difference of 1.9 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.88:1).

#83B39A color codes

HEX	`#83B39A`
RGB	`rgb(131, 179, 154)`
RGB percent	`rgb(51.4%, 70.2%, 60.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(149, 24%, 61%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(149, 27%, 70%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(27%, 0%, 14%, 30%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(69.04, -21.22, 7.66)`
CIE LCH	`lch(69.04, 22.56, 160.16)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(31.311, 39.397, 36.52)`
Decimal	`8631194`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #83B39A, 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 #83B39A	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.88:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.36:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#83B39A as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.36:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.88:1	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 #83B39A looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #83b39a; }
.text { color: #83b39a; }
.border { border: 2px solid #83b39a; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(131 179 154 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #83b39a, #83b3b2); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dark Sea Green.

Questions

What color is #83B39A?: #83B39A is a grayish green, closest to the named color Beau Monde. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #83B39A?: The RGB value is 131, 179, 154: 131 red, 179 green and 154 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #83B39A?: The complementary color is #B3839C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #83B39A?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.88:1 and white text 2.36:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.