What color is #83B478?

#83B478 is a desaturated green, closest to the named color Soon to Be Hay. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #83B478?

The RGB value is 131, 180, 120: 131 red, 180 green and 120 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #83B478?

The complementary color is #A978B4, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #83B478?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.76:1 and white text 2.4:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#83B478 color

#83B478 rgb(131, 180, 120)

Shades of green

The hex color #83B478 is a desaturated green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 51.4% red, 70.6% green and 47.1% blue (131, 180, 120).

Its hue angle is 109°, with 29% saturation and 59% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 27% cyan, 0% magenta, 33% yellow and 29% black.

The closest named color is Soon to Be Hay (#7BB369), a difference of 3 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.76:1).

#83B478 color codes

HEX	`#83B478`
RGB	`rgb(131, 180, 120)`
RGB percent	`rgb(51.4%, 70.6%, 47.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(109, 29%, 59%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(109, 33%, 71%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(27%, 0%, 33%, 29%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(68.62, -27.87, 25.55)`
CIE LCH	`lch(68.62, 37.81, 137.49)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(29.071, 38.823, 23.728)`
Decimal	`8631416`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #83B478, 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 #83B478	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.76:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.4:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#83B478 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.4:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.76:1	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 #83B478 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #83b478; }
.text { color: #83b478; }
.border { border: 2px solid #83b478; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(131 180 120 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #83b478, #78b48b); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dark Sea Green.

Questions

What color is #83B478?: #83B478 is a desaturated green, closest to the named color Soon to Be Hay. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #83B478?: The RGB value is 131, 180, 120: 131 red, 180 green and 120 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #83B478?: The complementary color is #A978B4, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #83B478?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.76:1 and white text 2.4:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.