Palettes / Colors / #83BB36

#83BB36 — Green

#83BB36 is a green color we call Green, closest to the named color YellowGreen (#9ACD32). It belongs to the green family.

Color name

Closest CSS keyword: yellowgreen (#9ACD32) — not an exact match. CSS yellowgreen gives you #9ACD32, a different color; use #83BB36 when you need this exact shade.

Sources: common names follow widely used color-name references; CSS keywords and their hex values follow the CSS Color specification.

#83BB36 is a warm-leaning green color associated with growth, calm and balance. It sits comfortably in the middle: usable for large areas in soft schemes, or as a supporting color beside something stronger.

Its strongest partner is its complement #6D36BA; it also sits naturally between #BAAF36 and #41BA36. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.

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Color values

RGB & CMYK percentages

Red 51% · Green 73% · Blue 21%

Cyan 30% · Magenta 0% · Yellow 71% · Key 27%

CMYK values are unprofiled approximations for screen reference — not a print-proofing guarantee.

Previews

CSS code for #83BB36

.text { color: #83BB36; }
.background { background-color: #83BB36; }
.border { border: 3px solid #83BB36; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(131, 187, 54); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(85, 55%, 47%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #83BB36; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(131, 187, 54, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #83BB36; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(131, 187, 54, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#83BB36">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#83BB36">Div content here</div>

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #6D36BA:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #83BB36: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #83BB36

Text set with opacity blends into the background, so its real contrast is lower than the solid ratios above. Choose a text color and an opacity to see the blended color and its true ratio:

How #83BB36 looks with color blindness

Simulated with standard Machado color-vision-deficiency matrices — useful when this color carries meaning in charts, maps or interfaces:

Closest design-system colors

The nearest matches in the Tailwind CSS, Material Design and Bootstrap palettes — handy when you need a framework class instead of a raw hex:

Palettes with a similar color

These palettes use a close neighbour of #83BB36 rather than the exact color:

Similar colors

The closest colors that actually appear in our palette collection — click any to open its page:

Browse neighbouring colors

← #83BB35  ·  #83BB37 →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #83BB36?

#83BB36 is Green, a green color (RGB 131, 187, 54). Its closest standard named color is YellowGreen.

What is the RGB and HSL of #83BB36?

#83BB36 is RGB 131, 187, 54 — HSL 85°, 55%, 47% — CMYK 30%, 0%, 71%, 27%.

What colors go with #83BB36?

Its complement is #6D36BA; analogous partners are #BAAF36 and #41BA36. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #83BB36 for text?

Black text on #83BB36 has a contrast ratio of 9.13:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 2.30:1.