What color is #83BE5B?

#83BE5B is a desaturated green, closest to the named color Makin It Rain. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #83BE5B?

The RGB value is 131, 190, 91: 131 red, 190 green and 91 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #83BE5B?

The complementary color is #965BBE, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #83BE5B?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.48:1 and white text 2.21:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#83BE5B color

#83BE5B rgb(131, 190, 91)

Shades of green

The hex color #83BE5B is a desaturated green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 51.4% red, 74.5% green and 35.7% blue (131, 190, 91).

Its hue angle is 96°, with 43% saturation and 55% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 31% cyan, 0% magenta, 52% yellow and 25% black.

The closest named color is Makin It Rain (#88BB55), a difference of 1.7 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.48:1).

#83BE5B color codes

HEX	`#83BE5B`
RGB	`rgb(131, 190, 91)`
RGB percent	`rgb(51.4%, 74.5%, 35.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(96, 43%, 55%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(96, 52%, 75%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(31%, 0%, 52%, 25%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(71.15, -36.5, 43.59)`
CIE LCH	`lch(71.15, 56.86, 129.94)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(29.661, 42.406, 16.518)`
Decimal	`8633947`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #83BE5B, 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 #83BE5B	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.48:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.21:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#83BE5B as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.21:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.48:1	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 #83BE5B looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #83be5b; }
.text { color: #83be5b; }
.border { border: 2px solid #83be5b; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(131 190 91 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #83be5b, #5bbe65); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #83BE5B?: #83BE5B is a desaturated green, closest to the named color Makin It Rain. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #83BE5B?: The RGB value is 131, 190, 91: 131 red, 190 green and 91 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #83BE5B?: The complementary color is #965BBE, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #83BE5B?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.48:1 and white text 2.21:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.