#83C500

A dark, vivid green closely aligning with Yellowgreen.

About #83C500

At its core, #83C500 is a dark and vivid hue. It is closely associated with the named CSS color Yellowgreen. To achieve this exact tint on a monitor, you would use an RGB mix of 131, 197, and 0.

While screens use RGB, printing presses rely on Cyan, Magenta, Yellow, and Key (black). The color uses 34% Cyan, 0% Magenta, 100% Yellow, and 23% Black. Always request a physical proof before doing a large print run with this exact code.

Ensuring your text is legible against this background is a key part of web design. Mathematical luminance calculations suggest that #000000 text provides the most optimal reading experience. You can view the detailed AAA and AA pass/fail metrics in the table below.

Color Space Conversions

HEX#83C500
RGB131, 197, 0
HSL80.1°, 100.0%, 38.6%
CMYK34%, 0%, 100%, 23%
HSV80.1°, 100.0%, 77.3%
LAB72.7, -44.6, 72.5
XYZ29.3, 44.8, 7.1
Decimal8635648

Color Harmonies

Complementary

Analogous

Triadic

Tints, Shades & Tones

Tints (Adding White)

Shades (Adding Black)

WCAG Contrast Accessibility

2.11:1
Text on #FFFFFF
FAIL
9.95:1
Text on #000000
AAA
2.02:1
Text on #F8FAFC
FAIL
8.46:1
Text on #0F172A
AAA

CSS Implementation

.bg-color { background-color: #83C500; }
.text-color { color: #83C500; }
.border-color { border: 2px solid #83C500; }

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