What color is #83C696?

#83C696 is a light, desaturated green, closest to the named color Irish Spring. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #83C696?

The RGB value is 131, 198, 150: 131 red, 198 green and 150 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #83C696?

The complementary color is #C683B3, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #83C696?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.48:1 and white text 2:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#83C696 color

#83C696 rgb(131, 198, 150)

Shades of green

The hex color #83C696 is a light, desaturated green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 51.4% red, 77.6% green and 58.8% blue (131, 198, 150).

Its hue angle is 137°, with 37% saturation and 65% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 34% cyan, 0% magenta, 24% yellow and 22% black.

The closest named color is Irish Spring (#90CCA3), a difference of 2.8 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 10.48:1).

#83C696 color codes

HEX	`#83C696`
RGB	`rgb(131, 198, 150)`
RGB percent	`rgb(51.4%, 77.6%, 58.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(137, 37%, 65%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(137, 34%, 78%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(34%, 0%, 24%, 22%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(74.45, -31.31, 17.46)`
CIE LCH	`lch(74.45, 35.85, 150.85)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(35.057, 47.414, 36.153)`
Decimal	`8636054`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #83C696, 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 #83C696	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.48:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#83C696 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.48:1	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 #83C696 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #83c696; }
.text { color: #83c696; }
.border { border: 2px solid #83c696; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(131 198 150 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #83c696, #83c6b8); }

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Questions

What color is #83C696?: #83C696 is a light, desaturated green, closest to the named color Irish Spring. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #83C696?: The RGB value is 131, 198, 150: 131 red, 198 green and 150 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #83C696?: The complementary color is #C683B3, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #83C696?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.48:1 and white text 2:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.