What color is #82A49A?

#82A49A is a grayish spring green, closest to the named color Japanese Bonsai. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #82A49A?

The RGB value is 130, 164, 154: 130 red, 164 green and 154 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #82A49A?

The complementary color is #A4828C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #82A49A?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.73:1 and white text 2.72:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#82A49A color

#82A49A rgb(130, 164, 154)

Shades of green

The hex color #82A49A is a grayish spring green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 51% red, 64.3% green and 60.4% blue (130, 164, 154).

Its hue angle is 162°, with 16% saturation and 58% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 21% cyan, 0% magenta, 6% yellow and 36% black.

The closest named color is Japanese Bonsai (#829F96), a difference of 1.9 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.73:1).

#82A49A color codes

HEX	`#82A49A`
RGB	`rgb(130, 164, 154)`
RGB percent	`rgb(51%, 64.3%, 60.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(162, 16%, 58%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(162, 21%, 64%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(21%, 0%, 6%, 36%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(64.67, -13.78, 1.34)`
CIE LCH	`lch(64.67, 13.84, 174.43)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(28.312, 33.629, 35.565)`
Decimal	`8561818`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #82A49A, 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 #82A49A	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.73:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.72:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#82A49A as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.72:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.73:1	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 #82A49A looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #82a49a; }
.text { color: #82a49a; }
.border { border: 2px solid #82a49a; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(130 164 154 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #82a49a, #829da4); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Juniper.

Questions

What color is #82A49A?: #82A49A is a grayish spring green, closest to the named color Japanese Bonsai. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #82A49A?: The RGB value is 130, 164, 154: 130 red, 164 green and 154 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #82A49A?: The complementary color is #A4828C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #82A49A?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.73:1 and white text 2.72:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.