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#83AB17 Color

#83AB17 is rgb(131, 171, 23) in RGB, hsl(76, 76%, 38%) in HSL, and about cmyk(23%, 0%, 87%, 33%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Microsoft Green (#7DB700), visibly different at ΔE 10.02. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#83AB17
HEX#83AB17
RGBrgb(131, 171, 23)
HSLhsl(76, 76%, 38%)
HSVhsv(76, 87%, 67%)
CMYKcmyk(23%, 0%, 87%, 33%)
OKLCHoklch(68.7% 0.167 125)
LABlab(65.20% -28.20 62.06)
LCHlch(65.20% 68.17 114.43)

What #83AB17 Is Called

Most hex codes have no name: there are 16.7 million of them and a few thousand registered names. These are the named colors nearest to #83AB17, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Browse the full index of named colors A-Z or every green in the library.

#83AB17 Channel Values

How #83AB17 breaks down in each color model. Hue is measured in degrees around the color wheel; saturation, lightness, and the CMYK inks are percentages.

ModelChannelsNotes
RGBR 131 · G 171 · B 238-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 76° · S 76% · L 38%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 76° · S 87% · V 67%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 23% · M 0% · Y 87% · K 33%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance2.69:1 vs white · 7.8:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #83AB17 background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1. Contrast is one check, not a full accessibility review.

Fails AAWhite text2.69:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text7.8:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #83AB17 in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #83AB17

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #83AB17; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

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Tints & Shades of #83AB17

Lighter tints and darker shades built by moving the lightness channel while holding hue and saturation, which is what you want for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

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Shades

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #83AB17.

How #83AB17 Looks with Color Vision Deficiency

Simulated with the Viénot, Brettel & Mollon LMS projection model. Anomalous types are rendered as partial versions of the matching dichromacy, which is an approximation rather than a per-person clinical model.

Typical#83AB17
Protanopia#A5A518
Protanomaly#99A718
Deuteranopia#9F9F1F
Deuteranomaly#95A41C
Tritanopia#90A1A1
Tritanomaly#8BA580
Achromatopsia#9E9E9E

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #83AB17 in Code

Copy-ready declarations for the places this color usually ends up.

CSS custom property--color-83ab17: #83AB17;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #83AB17;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-83ab17': '#83AB17' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.514, green: 0.671, blue: 0.090)
Android XML<color name="color_83ab17">#83AB17</color>
SVG fillfill="#83AB17"

More Green Colors

#83AB17 sits in the green family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

#83AB17 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #83AB17?

#83AB17 is a dark green — rgb(131, 171, 23) in RGB and hsl(76, 76%, 38%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Microsoft Green (#7DB700), which is visibly different at a CIE76 distance of 10.02.

What is the RGB value of #83AB17?

#83AB17 is rgb(131, 171, 23) — red 131, green 171, and blue 23 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #83AB17?

#83AB17 converts to approximately cmyk(23%, 0%, 87%, 33%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #83AB17 be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #83AB17 scores 2.69:1 against white and 7.8:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #83AB17 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #83AB17 is not one of the CSS color keywords, so it has to be written as a hex, rgb() or hsl() value. The closest keyword is yellowgreen (#9ACD32) at a CIE76 distance of 13.06, which is visibly different.

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