What color is #83BE97?

#83BE97 is a light, desaturated green, closest to the named color Neptune Green. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #83BE97?

The RGB value is 131, 190, 151: 131 red, 190 green and 151 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #83BE97?

The complementary color is #BE83AA, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #83BE97?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.78:1 and white text 2.15:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#83BE97 color

#83BE97 rgb(131, 190, 151)

Shades of green

The hex color #83BE97 is a light, desaturated green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 51.4% red, 74.5% green and 59.2% blue (131, 190, 151).

Its hue angle is 140°, with 31% saturation and 63% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 31% cyan, 0% magenta, 21% yellow and 25% black.

The closest named color is Neptune Green (#7FBB9E), a difference of 3.1 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.78:1).

#83BE97 color codes

HEX	`#83BE97`
RGB	`rgb(131, 190, 151)`
RGB percent	`rgb(51.4%, 74.5%, 59.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(140, 31%, 63%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(140, 31%, 75%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(31%, 0%, 21%, 25%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(72.15, -27.28, 13.71)`
CIE LCH	`lch(72.15, 30.53, 153.32)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(33.358, 43.885, 35.985)`
Decimal	`8634007`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #83BE97, 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 #83BE97	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.78:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.15:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#83BE97 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.15:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.78:1	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 #83BE97 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #83be97; }
.text { color: #83be97; }
.border { border: 2px solid #83be97; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(131 190 151 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #83be97, #83beb5); }

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Questions

What color is #83BE97?: #83BE97 is a light, desaturated green, closest to the named color Neptune Green. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #83BE97?: The RGB value is 131, 190, 151: 131 red, 190 green and 151 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #83BE97?: The complementary color is #BE83AA, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #83BE97?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.78:1 and white text 2.15:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.