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#83AF87 Color

#83AF87 is rgb(131, 175, 135) in RGB, hsl(125, 22%, 60%) in HSL, and about cmyk(25%, 0%, 23%, 31%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Dark Sea Green (#8FBC8F), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 5.2. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#83AF87
HEX#83AF87
RGBrgb(131, 175, 135)
HSLhsl(125, 22%, 60%)
HSVhsv(125, 25%, 69%)
CMYKcmyk(25%, 0%, 23%, 31%)
OKLCHoklch(71.1% 0.075 147.1)
LABlab(67.46% -21.44 15.61)
LCHlch(67.46% 26.52 143.94)

What #83AF87 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 #83AF87, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Dark Sea Green#8FBC8FΔE 5.2Oxley#6D9A79ΔE 8.5Eton Blue#96C8A2ΔE 9.17Sage#9CAF88ΔE 9.66Russian Green#679267ΔE 11.2Shiny Shamrock#5FA778ΔE 11.35

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

#83AF87 Channel Values

How #83AF87 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 175 · B 1358-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 125° · S 22% · L 60%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 125° · S 25% · V 69%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 25% · M 0% · Y 23% · K 31%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance2.49:1 vs white · 8.45:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #83AF87 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 text2.49:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text8.45:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #83AF87 in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #83AF87

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #83AF87; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#83AF87
Complementary
#AF83AC
Analogous
#95AF83
Analogous
#83AF9D
Triadic
#8683AF
Triadic
#AF8683
Split comp.
#9D83AF
Split comp.
#AF8395

Tints & Shades of #83AF87

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.

Tints

#92B995
#A5C5A7
#B4CFB7
#C7DBC9
#D7E5D8
#E9F1EA

Shades

#6AA06E
#58895C
#48704B
#38573A
#283E2A
#182519

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #83AF87.

How #83AF87 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#83AF87
Protanopia#A9A987
Protanomaly#9BAB87
Deuteranopia#A2A288
Deuteranomaly#97A788
Tritanopia#89ABAB
Tritanomaly#87AC9E
Achromatopsia#A4A4A4

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Using #83AF87 in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-83af87: #83AF87;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #83AF87;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-83af87': '#83AF87' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.514, green: 0.686, blue: 0.529)
Android XML<color name="color_83af87">#83AF87</color>
SVG fillfill="#83AF87"

More Green Colors

#83AF87 sits in the green family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

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#83AF87 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #83AF87?

#83AF87 is a light green — rgb(131, 175, 135) in RGB and hsl(125, 22%, 60%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Dark Sea Green (#8FBC8F), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 5.2.

What is the RGB value of #83AF87?

#83AF87 is rgb(131, 175, 135) — red 131, green 175, and blue 135 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #83AF87?

#83AF87 converts to approximately cmyk(25%, 0%, 23%, 31%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #83AF87 be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #83AF87 scores 2.49:1 against white and 8.45:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #83AF87 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #83AF87 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 darkseagreen (#8FBC8F) at a CIE76 distance of 5.2, which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side.

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