What color is #82A09C?

#82A09C is a grayish spring green, closest to the named color Japanese Bonsai. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #82A09C?

The RGB value is 130, 160, 156: 130 red, 160 green and 156 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #82A09C?

The complementary color is #A08286, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #82A09C?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.46:1 and white text 2.82:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#82A09C color

#82A09C rgb(130, 160, 156)

Shades of gray

The hex color #82A09C is a grayish spring green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 51% red, 62.7% green and 61.2% blue (130, 160, 156).

Its hue angle is 172°, with 14% saturation and 57% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 19% cyan, 0% magenta, 2% yellow and 37% black.

The closest named color is Japanese Bonsai (#829F96), a difference of 2.3 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.46:1).

#82A09C color codes

HEX	`#82A09C`
RGB	`rgb(130, 160, 156)`
RGB percent	`rgb(51%, 62.7%, 61.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(172, 14%, 57%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(172, 19%, 63%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(19%, 0%, 2%, 37%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(63.58, -11.21, -1.36)`
CIE LCH	`lch(63.58, 11.29, 186.94)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(27.776, 32.287, 36.215)`
Decimal	`8560796`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #82A09C, 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 #82A09C	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.46:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.82:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#82A09C as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.82:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.46:1	Pass	Pass	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 #82A09C looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #82a09c; }
.text { color: #82a09c; }
.border { border: 2px solid #82a09c; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(130 160 156 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #82a09c, #8295a0); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #82A09C?: #82A09C is a grayish spring green, closest to the named color Japanese Bonsai. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #82A09C?: The RGB value is 130, 160, 156: 130 red, 160 green and 156 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #82A09C?: The complementary color is #A08286, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #82A09C?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.46:1 and white text 2.82:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.