What color is #82965A?

#82965A is a desaturated yellow-green, closest to the named color Moss Green. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #82965A?

The RGB value is 130, 150, 90: 130 red, 150 green and 90 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #82965A?

The complementary color is #6E5A96, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #82965A?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.46:1 and white text 3.25:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#82965A color

#82965A rgb(130, 150, 90)

Shades of green

The hex color #82965A is a desaturated yellow-green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 51% red, 58.8% green and 35.3% blue (130, 150, 90).

Its hue angle is 80°, with 25% saturation and 47% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 13% cyan, 0% magenta, 40% yellow and 41% black.

The closest named color is Moss Green (#8A9A5B), a difference of 2.1 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.46:1).

#82965A color codes

HEX	`#82965A`
RGB	`rgb(130, 150, 90)`
RGB percent	`rgb(51%, 58.8%, 35.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(80, 25%, 47%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(80, 40%, 59%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(13%, 0%, 40%, 41%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(59.25, -17.55, 29.32)`
CIE LCH	`lch(59.25, 34.17, 120.9)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(21.958, 27.297, 13.783)`
Decimal	`8558170`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #82965A, 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 #82965A	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.46:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.25:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#82965A as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.25:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.46:1	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 #82965A looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #82965a; }
.text { color: #82965a; }
.border { border: 2px solid #82965a; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(130 150 90 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #82965a, #64965a); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #82965A?: #82965A is a desaturated yellow-green, closest to the named color Moss Green. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #82965A?: The RGB value is 130, 150, 90: 130 red, 150 green and 90 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #82965A?: The complementary color is #6E5A96, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #82965A?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.46:1 and white text 3.25:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.