What color is #82A482?

#82A482 is a grayish green, closest to the named color Mistletoe. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #82A482?

The RGB value is 130, 164, 130: 130 red, 164 green and 130 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #82A482?

The complementary color is #A482A4, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #82A482?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.58:1 and white text 2.77:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#82A482 color

#82A482 rgb(130, 164, 130)

Shades of green

The hex color #82A482 is a grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 51% red, 64.3% green and 51% blue (130, 164, 130).

Its hue angle is 120°, with 16% saturation and 58% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 21% cyan, 0% magenta, 21% yellow and 36% black.

The closest named color is Mistletoe (#8AA282), a difference of 2.6 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.58:1).

#82A482 color codes

HEX	`#82A482`
RGB	`rgb(130, 164, 130)`
RGB percent	`rgb(51%, 64.3%, 51%)`
HSL	`hsl(120, 16%, 58%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(120, 21%, 64%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(21%, 0%, 21%, 36%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(64.09, -18.52, 13.89)`
CIE LCH	`lch(64.09, 23.15, 143.13)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(26.51, 32.908, 26.07)`
Decimal	`8561794`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #82A482, 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 #82A482	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.58:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.77:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#82A482 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.77:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.58:1	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 #82A482 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #82a482; }
.text { color: #82a482; }
.border { border: 2px solid #82a482; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(130 164 130 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #82a482, #82a493); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Sage Green.

Questions

What color is #82A482?: #82A482 is a grayish green, closest to the named color Mistletoe. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #82A482?: The RGB value is 130, 164, 130: 130 red, 164 green and 130 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #82A482?: The complementary color is #A482A4, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #82A482?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.58:1 and white text 2.77:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.