What color is #83C4AA?

#83C4AA is a light, desaturated spring green, closest to the named color Celadon Porcelain. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #83C4AA?

The RGB value is 131, 196, 170: 131 red, 196 green and 170 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #83C4AA?

The complementary color is #C4839D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #83C4AA?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.44:1 and white text 2.01:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#83C4AA color

#83C4AA rgb(131, 196, 170)

Shades of green

The hex color #83C4AA is a light, desaturated spring green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 51.4% red, 76.9% green and 66.7% blue (131, 196, 170).

Its hue angle is 156°, with 36% saturation and 64% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 33% cyan, 0% magenta, 13% yellow and 23% black.

The closest named color is Celadon Porcelain (#7EBEA5), a difference of 1.6 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 10.44:1).

#83C4AA color codes

HEX	`#83C4AA`
RGB	`rgb(131, 196, 170)`
RGB percent	`rgb(51.4%, 76.9%, 66.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(156, 36%, 64%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(156, 33%, 77%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(33%, 0%, 13%, 23%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(74.32, -26.37, 6.51)`
CIE LCH	`lch(74.32, 27.16, 166.13)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(36.353, 47.205, 45.218)`
Decimal	`8635562`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #83C4AA, 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 #83C4AA	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.44:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.01:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#83C4AA as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.01:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.44:1	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 #83C4AA looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #83c4aa; }
.text { color: #83c4aa; }
.border { border: 2px solid #83c4aa; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(131 196 170 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #83c4aa, #83bec4); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Medium Aquamarine.

Questions

What color is #83C4AA?: #83C4AA is a light, desaturated spring green, closest to the named color Celadon Porcelain. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #83C4AA?: The RGB value is 131, 196, 170: 131 red, 196 green and 170 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #83C4AA?: The complementary color is #C4839D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #83C4AA?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.44:1 and white text 2.01:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.