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#83BE87

Pistachio · light cool green

About #83BE87

With the hex code #83BE87, this is a light green with a moderately saturated character. Its RGB recipe is 51% red, 75% green and 53% blue, while a printer would mix 31% cyan, 0% magenta, 29% yellow and 25% black. It reads as a cool colour.

If you had to name it, it is similar to Pistachio — a ΔE of 14.8 — followed by Matcha. For maximum hue contrast, pair it with its complement #BE83BA, a wisteria shade.

In design, a light colour like this works best for large surfaces, cards and soft highlights. Put black text on top of it — 9.68:1, a WCAG AAA pass.

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Red131
Green190
Blue135

Closest named colours

Pistachio
#93C572 · ΔE 14.8
Matcha
#A9B97F · ΔE 16.0
Sage
#9CAF88 · ΔE 17.1

ΔE measures visible difference: under 2 is barely noticeable, over 10 is clearly different.

Text on #83BE87

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on pistachio #83BE87.
2.17:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on pistachio #83BE87.
9.68:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #83BE87 appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#83BE87
Protanopia (no red cones)
#C0B484
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#B7AE8A
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#7CBBAF

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #83BE87?

With the hex code #83BE87, this is a light green with a moderately saturated character. Its RGB recipe is 51% red, 75% green and 53% blue, while a printer would mix 31% cyan, 0% magenta, 29% yellow and 25% black. It reads as a cool colour.

›What text colour should I use on #83BE87?

Use black text. Black on #83BE87 has a contrast ratio of 9.68:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #83BE87?

Its complementary colour is #BE83BA, and analogous partners are #9CBE83 and #83BEA5.