What color is #82A289?

#82A289 is a grayish green, closest to the named color Vineyard. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #82A289?

The RGB value is 130, 162, 137: 130 red, 162 green and 137 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #82A289?

The complementary color is #A2829B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #82A289?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.48:1 and white text 2.81:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#82A289 color

#82A289 rgb(130, 162, 137)

Shades of green

The hex color #82A289 is a grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 51% red, 63.5% green and 53.7% blue (130, 162, 137).

Its hue angle is 133°, with 15% saturation and 57% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 20% cyan, 0% magenta, 15% yellow and 36% black.

The closest named color is Vineyard (#819E84), a difference of 1.4 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.48:1).

#82A289 color codes

HEX	`#82A289`
RGB	`rgb(130, 162, 137)`
RGB percent	`rgb(51%, 63.5%, 53.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(133, 15%, 57%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(133, 20%, 64%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(20%, 0%, 15%, 36%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(63.67, -16.17, 9.4)`
CIE LCH	`lch(63.67, 18.7, 149.82)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(26.64, 32.392, 28.511)`
Decimal	`8561289`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #82A289, 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 #82A289	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.48:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.81:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#82A289 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.81:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.48:1	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 #82A289 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #82a289; }
.text { color: #82a289; }
.border { border: 2px solid #82a289; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(130 162 137 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #82a289, #82a299); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Sage Green.

Questions

What color is #82A289?: #82A289 is a grayish green, closest to the named color Vineyard. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #82A289?: The RGB value is 130, 162, 137: 130 red, 162 green and 137 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #82A289?: The complementary color is #A2829B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #82A289?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.48:1 and white text 2.81:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.