What color is #83B87F?

#83B87F is a desaturated green, closest to the named color Verde. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #83B87F?

The RGB value is 131, 184, 127: 131 red, 184 green and 127 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #83B87F?

The complementary color is #B47FB8, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #83B87F?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.13:1 and white text 2.3:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#83B87F color

#83B87F rgb(131, 184, 127)

Shades of green

The hex color #83B87F is a desaturated green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 51.4% red, 72.2% green and 49.8% blue (131, 184, 127).

Its hue angle is 116°, with 29% saturation and 61% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 29% cyan, 0% magenta, 31% yellow and 28% black.

The closest named color is Verde (#7FB383), a difference of 2.4 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.13:1).

#83B87F color codes

HEX	`#83B87F`
RGB	`rgb(131, 184, 127)`
RGB percent	`rgb(51.4%, 72.2%, 49.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(116, 29%, 61%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(116, 31%, 72%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(29%, 0%, 31%, 28%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(69.92, -28.67, 23.55)`
CIE LCH	`lch(69.92, 37.11, 140.6)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(30.33, 40.637, 26.32)`
Decimal	`8632447`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #83B87F, 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 #83B87F	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.13:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.3:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#83B87F as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.3:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.13:1	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 #83B87F looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #83b87f; }
.text { color: #83b87f; }
.border { border: 2px solid #83b87f; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(131 184 127 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #83b87f, #7fb898); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #83B87F?: #83B87F is a desaturated green, closest to the named color Verde. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #83B87F?: The RGB value is 131, 184, 127: 131 red, 184 green and 127 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #83B87F?: The complementary color is #B47FB8, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #83B87F?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.13:1 and white text 2.3:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.