What color is #82A493?

#82A493 is a grayish green, closest to the named color Catnip. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #82A493?

The RGB value is 130, 164, 147: 130 red, 164 green and 147 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #82A493?

The complementary color is #A48293, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #82A493?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.68:1 and white text 2.73:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#82A493 color

#82A493 rgb(130, 164, 147)

Shades of green

The hex color #82A493 is a grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 51% red, 64.3% green and 57.6% blue (130, 164, 147).

Its hue angle is 150°, with 16% saturation and 58% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 21% cyan, 0% magenta, 10% yellow and 36% black.

The closest named color is Catnip (#80AA95), a difference of 2.7 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.68:1).

#82A493 color codes

HEX	`#82A493`
RGB	`rgb(130, 164, 147)`
RGB percent	`rgb(51%, 64.3%, 57.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(150, 16%, 58%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(150, 21%, 64%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(21%, 0%, 10%, 36%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(64.49, -15.23, 4.99)`
CIE LCH	`lch(64.49, 16.03, 161.86)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(27.746, 33.402, 32.584)`
Decimal	`8561811`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #82A493, 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 #82A493	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.68:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.73:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#82A493 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.73:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.68:1	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 #82A493 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #82a493; }
.text { color: #82a493; }
.border { border: 2px solid #82a493; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(130 164 147 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #82a493, #82a4a4); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Juniper.

Questions

What color is #82A493?: #82A493 is a grayish green, closest to the named color Catnip. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #82A493?: The RGB value is 130, 164, 147: 130 red, 164 green and 147 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #82A493?: The complementary color is #A48293, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #82A493?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.68:1 and white text 2.73:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.