What color is #83D283?

#83D283 is a light, desaturated green, closest to the named color Electric Lettuce. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #83D283?

The RGB value is 131, 210, 131: 131 red, 210 green and 131 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #83D283?

The complementary color is #D283D2, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #83D283?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.51:1 and white text 1.82:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#83D283 color

#83D283 rgb(131, 210, 131)

Shades of green

The hex color #83D283 is a light, desaturated green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 51.4% red, 82.4% green and 51.4% blue (131, 210, 131).

Its hue angle is 120°, with 47% saturation and 67% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 38% cyan, 0% magenta, 38% yellow and 18% black.

The closest named color is Electric Lettuce (#7BD181), a difference of 1 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 11.51:1).

#83D283 color codes

HEX	`#83D283`
RGB	`rgb(131, 210, 131)`
RGB percent	`rgb(51.4%, 82.4%, 51.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(120, 47%, 67%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(120, 38%, 82%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(38%, 0%, 38%, 18%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(77.61, -40.06, 31.71)`
CIE LCH	`lch(77.61, 51.09, 141.64)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(36.502, 52.555, 29.689)`
Decimal	`8639107`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #83D283, 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 #83D283	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	11.51:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.82:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#83D283 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.82:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	11.51:1	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 #83D283 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #83d283; }
.text { color: #83d283; }
.border { border: 2px solid #83d283; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(131 210 131 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #83d283, #83d2ab); }

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Questions

What color is #83D283?: #83D283 is a light, desaturated green, closest to the named color Electric Lettuce. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #83D283?: The RGB value is 131, 210, 131: 131 red, 210 green and 131 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #83D283?: The complementary color is #D283D2, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #83D283?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.51:1 and white text 1.82:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.