What color is #83BF73?

#83BF73 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 #83BF73?

The RGB value is 131, 191, 115: 131 red, 191 green and 115 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #83BF73?

The complementary color is #AF73BF, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #83BF73?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.66:1 and white text 2.17:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#83BF73 color

#83BF73 rgb(131, 191, 115)

Shades of green

The hex color #83BF73 is a desaturated green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 51.4% red, 74.9% green and 45.1% blue (131, 191, 115).

Its hue angle is 107°, with 37% saturation and 60% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 31% cyan, 0% magenta, 40% yellow and 25% black.

The closest named color is Leafy Greens (#80BB66), a difference of 2.2 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.66:1).

#83BF73 color codes

HEX	`#83BF73`
RGB	`rgb(131, 191, 115)`
RGB percent	`rgb(51.4%, 74.9%, 45.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(107, 37%, 60%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(107, 40%, 75%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(31%, 0%, 40%, 25%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(71.77, -33.85, 32.33)`
CIE LCH	`lch(71.77, 46.81, 136.32)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(31.084, 43.323, 22.941)`
Decimal	`8634227`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #83BF73, 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 #83BF73	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.66:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.17:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#83BF73 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.17:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.66:1	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 #83BF73 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #83bf73; }
.text { color: #83bf73; }
.border { border: 2px solid #83bf73; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(131 191 115 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #83bf73, #73bf89); }

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Questions

What color is #83BF73?: #83BF73 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 #83BF73?: The RGB value is 131, 191, 115: 131 red, 191 green and 115 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #83BF73?: The complementary color is #AF73BF, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #83BF73?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.66:1 and white text 2.17:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.