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#83EC85 Color

#83EC85 is rgb(131, 236, 133) in RGB, hsl(121, 73%, 72%) in HSL, and about cmyk(44%, 0%, 44%, 7%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Pastel Green (#77DD77), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 5.16. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#83EC85
HEX#83EC85
RGBrgb(131, 236, 133)
HSLhsl(121, 73%, 72%)
HSVhsv(121, 44%, 93%)
CMYKcmyk(44%, 0%, 44%, 7%)
OKLCHoklch(85.5% 0.17 144.3)
LABlab(85.30% -47.23 39.96)
LCHlch(85.30% 61.86 139.76)

What #83EC85 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 #83EC85, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Pastel Green#77DD77ΔE 5.16Light Green#90EE90ΔE 5.67Pale Green#98FB98ΔE 6.32Mint#98FF98ΔE 6.72Very Light Malachite Green#64E986ΔE 7.77Android Green#3DDC84ΔE 15.05

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

#83EC85 Channel Values

How #83EC85 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 236 · B 1338-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 121° · S 73% · L 72%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 121° · S 44% · V 93%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 44% · M 0% · Y 44% · K 7%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance1.47:1 vs white · 14.3:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #83EC85 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 text1.47:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text14.3:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #83EC85 in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #83EC85

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #83EC85; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#83EC85
Complementary
#EC83EA
Analogous
#B6EC83
Analogous
#83ECB9
Triadic
#8583EC
Triadic
#EC8583
Split comp.
#B983EC
Split comp.
#EC83B6

Tints & Shades of #83EC85

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

#95EE97
#A2F1A4
#B4F3B5
#C6F6C6
#D7F9D8
#E5FBE5

Shades

#57E55A
#30DF33
#1EBE20
#179219
#106511
#0A3E0B

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #83EC85.

How #83EC85 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#83EC85
Protanopia#DFDF86
Protanomaly#C1E485
Deuteranopia#D1D189
Deuteranomaly#B7DC88
Tritanopia#96E2E2
Tritanomaly#8FE6C4
Achromatopsia#D5D5D5

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #83EC85 in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-83ec85: #83EC85;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #83EC85;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-83ec85': '#83EC85' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.514, green: 0.925, blue: 0.522)
Android XML<color name="color_83ec85">#83EC85</color>
SVG fillfill="#83EC85"

More Green Colors

#83EC85 sits in the green family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

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#83EC85 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #83EC85?

#83EC85 is a light green — rgb(131, 236, 133) in RGB and hsl(121, 73%, 72%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Pastel Green (#77DD77), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 5.16.

What is the RGB value of #83EC85?

#83EC85 is rgb(131, 236, 133) — red 131, green 236, and blue 133 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #83EC85?

#83EC85 converts to approximately cmyk(44%, 0%, 44%, 7%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #83EC85 be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #83EC85 scores 1.47:1 against white and 14.3:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #83EC85 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #83EC85 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 lightgreen (#90EE90) at a CIE76 distance of 5.67, which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side.

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Keep exploring: every green in the color library, the guide to shades of green, or the full color library.