What color is #83C762?

#83C762 is a desaturated green, closest to the named color Mantis. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #83C762?

The RGB value is 131, 199, 98: 131 red, 199 green and 98 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #83C762?

The complementary color is #A662C7, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #83C762?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.31:1 and white text 2.04:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#83C762 color

#83C762 rgb(131, 199, 98)

Shades of green

The hex color #83C762 is a desaturated green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 51.4% red, 78% green and 38.4% blue (131, 199, 98).

Its hue angle is 100°, with 47% saturation and 58% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 34% cyan, 0% magenta, 51% yellow and 22% black.

The closest named color is Mantis (#74C365), a difference of 2.6 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 10.31:1).

#83C762 color codes

HEX	`#83C762`
RGB	`rgb(131, 199, 98)`
RGB percent	`rgb(51.4%, 78%, 38.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(100, 47%, 58%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(100, 51%, 78%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(34%, 0%, 51%, 22%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(73.9, -39.72, 43.53)`
CIE LCH	`lch(73.9, 58.93, 132.38)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(31.987, 46.553, 18.853)`
Decimal	`8636258`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #83C762, 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 #83C762	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.31:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.04:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#83C762 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.04:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.31:1	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 #83C762 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #83c762; }
.text { color: #83c762; }
.border { border: 2px solid #83c762; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(131 199 98 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #83c762, #62c773); }

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Questions

What color is #83C762?: #83C762 is a desaturated green, closest to the named color Mantis. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #83C762?: The RGB value is 131, 199, 98: 131 red, 199 green and 98 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #83C762?: The complementary color is #A662C7, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #83C762?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.31:1 and white text 2.04:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.