Palettes / Colors / #83E151
#83E151 — Green
#83E151 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 #83E151 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.
#83E151 is a warm-leaning green color associated with growth, calm and balance. It is saturated enough to be the accent — buttons, highlights and calls to action — while neutrals do the quiet work around it.
Its strongest partner is its complement #AF51E1; it also sits naturally between #CCE151 and #51E166. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.
Color values
| HEX | #83E151 |
|---|---|
| RGB | 131, 225, 81 |
| HSL | 99°, 71%, 60% |
| HSV | 99°, 64%, 88% |
| CMYK | 42%, 0%, 64%, 12% |
| XYZ | 37.77, 59.27, 17.23 |
| Yxy | 59.27, 0.3305, 0.5187 |
| CIE-Lab | 81.44, -52.40, 59.81 |
| Hunter Lab | 76.99, -43.73, 37.83 |
RGB & CMYK percentages
Red 51% · Green 88% · Blue 32%
Cyan 42% · Magenta 0% · Yellow 64% · Key 12%
CMYK values are unprofiled approximations for screen reference — not a print-proofing guarantee.
Previews
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CSS code for #83E151
.text { color: #83E151; }
.background { background-color: #83E151; }
.border { border: 3px solid #83E151; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(131, 225, 81); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(99, 71%, 60%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #83E151; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(131, 225, 81, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #83E151; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(131, 225, 81, 0.8); }
HTML: <p style="color:#83E151">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#83E151">Div content here</div>
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Color harmonies
Complementary — #AF51E1:
Analogous:
Triadic:
Contrast & accessibility
| Against white text | 1.63:1 Fails |
|---|---|
| Against black text | 12.85:1 AAA |
Best text color on #83E151: #000000.
Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #83E151
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:
Smaller body text shows the effect best.
Blended color: · Contrast against #83E151: ·
How #83E151 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 #83E151 rather than the exact color:
Similar colors
The closest colors that actually appear in our palette collection — click any to open its page:
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Frequently asked questions
What color is #83E151?
#83E151 is Green, a green color (RGB 131, 225, 81). Its closest standard named color is YellowGreen.
What is the RGB and HSL of #83E151?
#83E151 is RGB 131, 225, 81 — HSL 99°, 71%, 60% — CMYK 42%, 0%, 64%, 12%.
What colors go with #83E151?
Its complement is #AF51E1; analogous partners are #CCE151 and #51E166. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.
Can I use #83E151 for text?
Black text on #83E151 has a contrast ratio of 12.85:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.63:1.