What color is #83BD68?

#83BD68 is a desaturated green, closest to the named color Leafy Greens. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #83BD68?

The RGB value is 131, 189, 104: 131 red, 189 green and 104 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #83BD68?

The complementary color is #A268BD, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #83BD68?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.44:1 and white text 2.22:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#83BD68 color

#83BD68 rgb(131, 189, 104)

Shades of green

The hex color #83BD68 is a desaturated green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 51.4% red, 74.1% green and 40.8% blue (131, 189, 104).

Its hue angle is 101°, with 39% saturation and 57% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 31% cyan, 0% magenta, 45% yellow and 26% black.

The closest named color is Leafy Greens (#80BB66), a difference of 0.6 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.44:1).

#83BD68 color codes

HEX	`#83BD68`
RGB	`rgb(131, 189, 104)`
RGB percent	`rgb(51.4%, 74.1%, 40.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(101, 39%, 57%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(101, 45%, 74%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(31%, 0%, 45%, 26%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(71.02, -34.45, 37)`
CIE LCH	`lch(71.02, 50.55, 132.96)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(30.056, 42.219, 19.659)`
Decimal	`8633704`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #83BD68, 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 #83BD68	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.44:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.22:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#83BD68 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.22:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.44:1	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 #83BD68 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #83bd68; }
.text { color: #83bd68; }
.border { border: 2px solid #83bd68; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(131 189 104 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #83bd68, #68bd77); }

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Questions

What color is #83BD68?: #83BD68 is a desaturated green, closest to the named color Leafy Greens. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #83BD68?: The RGB value is 131, 189, 104: 131 red, 189 green and 104 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #83BD68?: The complementary color is #A268BD, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #83BD68?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.44:1 and white text 2.22:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.