What color is #82A159?

#82A159 is a desaturated yellow-green, closest to the named color Feels Good Man. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #82A159?

The RGB value is 130, 161, 89: 130 red, 161 green and 89 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #82A159?

The complementary color is #7859A1, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #82A159?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.19:1 and white text 2.92:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#82A159 color

#82A159 rgb(130, 161, 89)

Shades of green

The hex color #82A159 is a desaturated yellow-green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 51% red, 63.1% green and 34.9% blue (130, 161, 89).

Its hue angle is 86°, with 29% saturation and 49% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 19% cyan, 0% magenta, 45% yellow and 37% black.

The closest named color is Feels Good Man (#7CA25A), a difference of 1.5 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.19:1).

#82A159 color codes

HEX	`#82A159`
RGB	`rgb(130, 161, 89)`
RGB percent	`rgb(51%, 63.1%, 34.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(86, 29%, 49%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(86, 45%, 63%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(19%, 0%, 45%, 37%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(62.47, -23.29, 33.94)`
CIE LCH	`lch(62.47, 41.16, 124.46)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(23.754, 30.957, 14.173)`
Decimal	`8560985`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #82A159, 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 #82A159	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.19:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.92:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#82A159 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.92:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.19:1	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 #82A159 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #82a159; }
.text { color: #82a159; }
.border { border: 2px solid #82a159; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(130 161 89 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #82a159, #5ea159); }

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Questions

What color is #82A159?: #82A159 is a desaturated yellow-green, closest to the named color Feels Good Man. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #82A159?: The RGB value is 130, 161, 89: 130 red, 161 green and 89 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #82A159?: The complementary color is #7859A1, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #82A159?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.19:1 and white text 2.92:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.