What color is #83B8A7?

#83B8A7 is a desaturated spring green, closest to the named color Beau Monde. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #83B8A7?

The RGB value is 131, 184, 167: 131 red, 184 green and 167 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #83B8A7?

The complementary color is #B88394, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #83B8A7?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.38:1 and white text 2.24:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#83B8A7 color

#83B8A7 rgb(131, 184, 167)

Shades of green

The hex color #83B8A7 is a desaturated spring green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 51.4% red, 72.2% green and 65.5% blue (131, 184, 167).

Its hue angle is 161°, with 27% saturation and 62% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 29% cyan, 0% magenta, 9% yellow and 28% black.

The closest named color is Beau Monde (#7DB39E), a difference of 2.1 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.38:1).

#83B8A7 color codes

HEX	`#83B8A7`
RGB	`rgb(131, 184, 167)`
RGB percent	`rgb(51.4%, 72.2%, 65.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(161, 27%, 62%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(161, 29%, 72%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(29%, 0%, 9%, 28%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(70.8, -21.04, 3.06)`
CIE LCH	`lch(70.8, 21.26, 171.72)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(33.473, 41.895, 42.874)`
Decimal	`8632487`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #83B8A7, 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 #83B8A7	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.38:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.24:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#83B8A7 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.24:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.38:1	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 #83B8A7 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #83b8a7; }
.text { color: #83b8a7; }
.border { border: 2px solid #83b8a7; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(131 184 167 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #83b8a7, #83afb8); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Medium Aquamarine.

Questions

What color is #83B8A7?: #83B8A7 is a desaturated spring green, closest to the named color Beau Monde. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #83B8A7?: The RGB value is 131, 184, 167: 131 red, 184 green and 167 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #83B8A7?: The complementary color is #B88394, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #83B8A7?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.38:1 and white text 2.24:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.