What color is #83B594?

#83B594 is a desaturated green, closest to the named color Froggy Pond. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #83B594?

The RGB value is 131, 181, 148: 131 red, 181 green and 148 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #83B594?

The complementary color is #B583A4, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #83B594?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9:1 and white text 2.33:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#83B594 color

#83B594 rgb(131, 181, 148)

Shades of green

The hex color #83B594 is a desaturated green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 51.4% red, 71% green and 58% blue (131, 181, 148).

Its hue angle is 140°, with 25% saturation and 61% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 28% cyan, 0% magenta, 18% yellow and 29% black.

The closest named color is Froggy Pond (#7FBA9E), a difference of 2.8 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9:1).

#83B594 color codes

HEX	`#83B594`
RGB	`rgb(131, 181, 148)`
RGB percent	`rgb(51.4%, 71%, 58%)`
HSL	`hsl(140, 25%, 61%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(140, 28%, 71%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(28%, 0%, 18%, 29%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(69.48, -23.42, 11.57)`
CIE LCH	`lch(69.48, 26.12, 153.71)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(31.228, 40.01, 34.089)`
Decimal	`8631700`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #83B594, 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 #83B594	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.33:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#83B594 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.33:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9:1	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 #83B594 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #83b594; }
.text { color: #83b594; }
.border { border: 2px solid #83b594; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(131 181 148 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #83b594, #83b5ad); }

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Questions

What color is #83B594?: #83B594 is a desaturated green, closest to the named color Froggy Pond. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #83B594?: The RGB value is 131, 181, 148: 131 red, 181 green and 148 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #83B594?: The complementary color is #B583A4, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #83B594?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9:1 and white text 2.33:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.