What color is #83D2AA?

#83D2AA is a light, desaturated green, closest to the named color Crystal Gem. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #83D2AA?

The RGB value is 131, 210, 170: 131 red, 210 green and 170 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #83D2AA?

The complementary color is #D283AB, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #83D2AA?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.76:1 and white text 1.79:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#83D2AA color

#83D2AA rgb(131, 210, 170)

Shades of green

The hex color #83D2AA is a light, desaturated green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 51.4% red, 82.4% green and 66.7% blue (131, 210, 170).

Its hue angle is 150°, with 47% saturation and 67% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 38% cyan, 0% magenta, 19% yellow and 18% black.

The closest named color is Crystal Gem (#79D0A7), a difference of 1.3 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 11.76:1).

#83D2AA color codes

HEX	`#83D2AA`
RGB	`rgb(131, 210, 170)`
RGB percent	`rgb(51.4%, 82.4%, 66.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(150, 47%, 67%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(150, 38%, 82%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(38%, 0%, 19%, 18%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(78.36, -33.08, 12.26)`
CIE LCH	`lch(78.36, 35.28, 159.66)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(39.66, 53.818, 46.321)`
Decimal	`8639146`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #83D2AA, 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 #83D2AA	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	11.76:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.79:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#83D2AA as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.79:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	11.76:1	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 #83D2AA looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #83d2aa; }
.text { color: #83d2aa; }
.border { border: 2px solid #83d2aa; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(131 210 170 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #83d2aa, #83d2d2); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #83D2AA?: #83D2AA is a light, desaturated green, closest to the named color Crystal Gem. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #83D2AA?: The RGB value is 131, 210, 170: 131 red, 210 green and 170 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #83D2AA?: The complementary color is #D283AB, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #83D2AA?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.76:1 and white text 1.79:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.