What color is #82A669?

#82A669 is a desaturated green, closest to the named color Garden of Eden. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #82A669?

The RGB value is 130, 166, 105: 130 red, 166 green and 105 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #82A669?

The complementary color is #8D69A6, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #82A669?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.61:1 and white text 2.76:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#82A669 color

#82A669 rgb(130, 166, 105)

Shades of green

The hex color #82A669 is a desaturated green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 51% red, 65.1% green and 41.2% blue (130, 166, 105).

Its hue angle is 95°, with 26% saturation and 53% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 22% cyan, 0% magenta, 37% yellow and 35% black.

The closest named color is Garden of Eden (#7FA771), a difference of 2.1 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.61:1).

#82A669 color codes

HEX	`#82A669`
RGB	`rgb(130, 166, 105)`
RGB percent	`rgb(51%, 65.1%, 41.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(95, 26%, 53%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(95, 37%, 65%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(22%, 0%, 37%, 35%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(64.19, -23.63, 27.69)`
CIE LCH	`lch(64.19, 36.4, 130.48)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(25.391, 33.038, 18.401)`
Decimal	`8562281`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #82A669, 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 #82A669	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.61:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.76:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#82A669 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.76:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.61:1	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 #82A669 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #82a669; }
.text { color: #82a669; }
.border { border: 2px solid #82a669; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(130 166 105 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #82a669, #69a66f); }

Background

Text color

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Questions

What color is #82A669?: #82A669 is a desaturated green, closest to the named color Garden of Eden. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #82A669?: The RGB value is 130, 166, 105: 130 red, 166 green and 105 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #82A669?: The complementary color is #8D69A6, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #82A669?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.61:1 and white text 2.76:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.