What color is #83E896?

#83E896 is a light, moderate green, closest to the named color Light Green. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #83E896?

The RGB value is 131, 232, 150: 131 red, 232 green and 150 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #83E896?

The complementary color is #E883D5, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #83E896?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 13.95:1 and white text 1.51:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#83E896 color

#83E896 rgb(131, 232, 150)

Shades of green

The hex color #83E896 is a light, moderate green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 51.4% red, 91% green and 58.8% blue (131, 232, 150).

Its hue angle is 131°, with 69% saturation and 71% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 44% cyan, 0% magenta, 35% yellow and 9% black.

The closest named color is Light Green (#90EE90), a difference of 2.9 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 13.95:1).

#83E896 color codes

HEX	`#83E896`
RGB	`rgb(131, 232, 150)`
RGB percent	`rgb(51.4%, 91%, 58.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(131, 69%, 71%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(131, 44%, 91%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(44%, 0%, 35%, 9%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(84.35, -46.57, 30.93)`
CIE LCH	`lch(84.35, 55.91, 146.41)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(43.719, 64.738, 39.04)`
Decimal	`8644758`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #83E896, 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 #83E896	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	13.95:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.51:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#83E896 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.51:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	13.95:1	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 #83E896 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #83e896; }
.text { color: #83e896; }
.border { border: 2px solid #83e896; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(131 232 150 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #83e896, #83e8c9); }

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Questions

What color is #83E896?: #83E896 is a light, moderate green, closest to the named color Light Green. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #83E896?: The RGB value is 131, 232, 150: 131 red, 232 green and 150 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #83E896?: The complementary color is #E883D5, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #83E896?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 13.95:1 and white text 1.51:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.