What color is #83FFCE?

#83FFCE is a light, vivid spring green, closest to the named color A State of Mint. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #83FFCE?

The RGB value is 131, 255, 206: 131 red, 255 green and 206 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #83FFCE?

The complementary color is #FF83B4, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #83FFCE?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 17.16:1 and white text 1.22:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#83FFCE color

#83FFCE rgb(131, 255, 206)

Shades of green

The hex color #83FFCE is a light, vivid spring green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 51.4% red, 100% green and 80.8% blue (131, 255, 206).

Its hue angle is 156°, with 100% saturation and 76% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 49% cyan, 0% magenta, 19% yellow and 0% black.

The closest named color is A State of Mint (#88FFCC), a difference of 0.8 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 17.16:1).

#83FFCE color codes

HEX	`#83FFCE`
RGB	`rgb(131, 255, 206)`
RGB percent	`rgb(51.4%, 100%, 80.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(156, 100%, 76%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(156, 49%, 100%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(49%, 0%, 19%, 0%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(92.04, -45.89, 12.84)`
CIE LCH	`lch(92.04, 47.65, 164.37)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(56.256, 80.797, 71.011)`
Decimal	`8650702`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #83FFCE, 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 #83FFCE	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	17.16:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.22:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#83FFCE as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.22:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	17.16:1	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 #83FFCE looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #83ffce; }
.text { color: #83ffce; }
.border { border: 2px solid #83ffce; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(131 255 206 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #83ffce, #83f2ff); }

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Questions

What color is #83FFCE?: #83FFCE is a light, vivid spring green, closest to the named color A State of Mint. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #83FFCE?: The RGB value is 131, 255, 206: 131 red, 255 green and 206 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #83FFCE?: The complementary color is #FF83B4, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #83FFCE?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 17.16:1 and white text 1.22:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.