What color is #82936E?

#82936E is a grayish yellow-green, closest to the named color Crispy Crunch. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #82936E?

The RGB value is 130, 147, 110: 130 red, 147 green and 110 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #82936E?

The complementary color is #7F6E93, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #82936E?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.35:1 and white text 3.31:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#82936E color

#82936E rgb(130, 147, 110)

Shades of green

The hex color #82936E is a grayish yellow-green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 51% red, 57.6% green and 43.1% blue (130, 147, 110).

Its hue angle is 88°, with 15% saturation and 50% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 12% cyan, 0% magenta, 25% yellow and 42% black.

The closest named color is Crispy Crunch (#7A8F68), a difference of 2.1 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.35:1).

#82936E color codes

HEX	`#82936E`
RGB	`rgb(130, 147, 110)`
RGB percent	`rgb(51%, 57.6%, 43.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(88, 15%, 50%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(88, 25%, 58%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(12%, 0%, 25%, 42%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(58.73, -13.03, 17.62)`
CIE LCH	`lch(58.73, 21.92, 126.47)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(22.454, 26.739, 18.727)`
Decimal	`8557422`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #82936E, based on their position on the color wheel.

Complementary

The color opposite on the color wheel (180°). Strongest contrast.

Analogous

Neighbors 30° either side. Calm, natural combinations.

Split complementary

The two colors next to the complement (150° and 210°).

Triadic

Three colors evenly spaced, 120° apart.

Tetradic (square)

Four colors 90° apart.

Shades, tints and tones

Shades (darker, mixed with black)

Tints (lighter, mixed with white)

Tones (mixed with gray)

Contrast and accessibility

Text on #82936E	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.35:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.31:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#82936E as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.31:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.35:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

WCAG 2 asks for 4.5:1 for normal text (AA), 7:1 for AAA, and 3:1 for large text. Check other pairs.

Color blindness simulation

How #82936E looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #82936e; }
.text { color: #82936e; }
.border { border: 2px solid #82936e; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(130 147 110 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #82936e, #6f936e); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Moss Green.

Questions

What color is #82936E?: #82936E is a grayish yellow-green, closest to the named color Crispy Crunch. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #82936E?: The RGB value is 130, 147, 110: 130 red, 147 green and 110 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #82936E?: The complementary color is #7F6E93, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #82936E?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.35:1 and white text 3.31:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.