What color is #82A77F?

#82A77F is a grayish green, closest to the named color Verdant Haven. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #82A77F?

The RGB value is 130, 167, 127: 130 red, 167 green and 127 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #82A77F?

The complementary color is #A47FA7, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #82A77F?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.78:1 and white text 2.7:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#82A77F color

#82A77F rgb(130, 167, 127)

Shades of green

The hex color #82A77F is a grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 51% red, 65.5% green and 49.8% blue (130, 167, 127).

Its hue angle is 116°, with 19% saturation and 58% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 22% cyan, 0% magenta, 24% yellow and 35% black.

The closest named color is Verdant Haven (#84A97C), a difference of 1.4 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.78:1).

#82A77F color codes

HEX	`#82A77F`
RGB	`rgb(130, 167, 127)`
RGB percent	`rgb(51%, 65.5%, 49.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(116, 19%, 58%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(116, 24%, 65%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(22%, 0%, 24%, 35%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(64.89, -20.59, 16.67)`
CIE LCH	`lch(64.89, 26.49, 141.01)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(26.854, 33.915, 25.206)`
Decimal	`8562559`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #82A77F, 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 #82A77F	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.78:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.7:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#82A77F as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.7:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.78:1	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 #82A77F looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #82a77f; }
.text { color: #82a77f; }
.border { border: 2px solid #82a77f; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(130 167 127 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #82a77f, #7fa790); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Sage Green.

Questions

What color is #82A77F?: #82A77F is a grayish green, closest to the named color Verdant Haven. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #82A77F?: The RGB value is 130, 167, 127: 130 red, 167 green and 127 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #82A77F?: The complementary color is #A47FA7, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #82A77F?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.78:1 and white text 2.7:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.