What color is #83C77A?

#83C77A is a light, desaturated green, closest to the named color Emerald Rain. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #83C77A?

The RGB value is 131, 199, 122: 131 red, 199 green and 122 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #83C77A?

The complementary color is #BE7AC7, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #83C77A?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.42:1 and white text 2.02:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#83C77A color

#83C77A rgb(131, 199, 122)

Shades of green

The hex color #83C77A is a light, desaturated green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 51.4% red, 78% green and 47.8% blue (131, 199, 122).

Its hue angle is 113°, with 41% saturation and 63% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 34% cyan, 0% magenta, 39% yellow and 22% black.

The closest named color is Emerald Rain (#80C872), a difference of 1.6 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 10.42:1).

#83C77A color codes

HEX	`#83C77A`
RGB	`rgb(131, 199, 122)`
RGB percent	`rgb(51.4%, 78%, 47.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(113, 41%, 63%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(113, 39%, 78%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(34%, 0%, 39%, 22%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(74.24, -36.49, 31.92)`
CIE LCH	`lch(74.24, 48.48, 138.83)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(33.295, 47.076, 25.741)`
Decimal	`8636282`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #83C77A, 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 #83C77A	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.42:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.02:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#83C77A as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.02:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.42:1	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 #83C77A looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #83c77a; }
.text { color: #83c77a; }
.border { border: 2px solid #83c77a; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(131 199 122 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #83c77a, #7ac798); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #83C77A?: #83C77A is a light, desaturated green, closest to the named color Emerald Rain. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #83C77A?: The RGB value is 131, 199, 122: 131 red, 199 green and 122 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #83C77A?: The complementary color is #BE7AC7, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #83C77A?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.42:1 and white text 2.02:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.