Palettes / Colors / #83DDBD

#83DDBD — Light Green

#83DDBD is a green color we call Light Green, closest to the named color Aquamarine (#7FFFD4). It belongs to the green family.

Color name

Closest CSS keyword: aquamarine (#7FFFD4) — not an exact match. CSS aquamarine gives you #7FFFD4, a different color; use #83DDBD 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.

#83DDBD is a cool 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 #DD83A2; it also sits naturally between #83DD90 and #83CFDD. 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 87% · Blue 74%

Cyan 41% · Magenta 0% · Yellow 14% · Key 13%

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

Previews

CSS code for #83DDBD

.text { color: #83DDBD; }
.background { background-color: #83DDBD; }
.border { border: 3px solid #83DDBD; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(131, 221, 189); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(159, 57%, 69%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #83DDBD; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(131, 221, 189, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #83DDBD; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(131, 221, 189, 0.8); }

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

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #DD83A2:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #83DDBD: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #83DDBD

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 #83DDBD 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 #83DDBD 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

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Frequently asked questions

What color is #83DDBD?

#83DDBD is Light Green, a green color (RGB 131, 221, 189). Its closest standard named color is Aquamarine.

What is the RGB and HSL of #83DDBD?

#83DDBD is RGB 131, 221, 189 — HSL 159°, 57%, 69% — CMYK 41%, 0%, 14%, 13%.

What colors go with #83DDBD?

Its complement is #DD83A2; analogous partners are #83DD90 and #83CFDD. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #83DDBD for text?

Black text on #83DDBD has a contrast ratio of 13.04:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.61:1.