What color is #82A883?

#82A883 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 #82A883?

The RGB value is 130, 168, 131: 130 red, 168 green and 131 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #82A883?

The complementary color is #A882A7, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #82A883?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.88:1 and white text 2.67:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#82A883 color

#82A883 rgb(130, 168, 131)

Shades of green

The hex color #82A883 is a grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 51% red, 65.9% green and 51.4% blue (130, 168, 131).

Its hue angle is 122°, with 18% saturation and 58% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 23% cyan, 0% magenta, 22% yellow and 34% black.

The closest named color is Verdant Haven (#84A97C), a difference of 2.3 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.88:1).

#82A883 color codes

HEX	`#82A883`
RGB	`rgb(130, 168, 131)`
RGB percent	`rgb(51%, 65.9%, 51.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(122, 18%, 58%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(122, 23%, 66%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(23%, 0%, 22%, 34%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(65.27, -20.39, 14.99)`
CIE LCH	`lch(65.27, 25.31, 143.68)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(27.304, 34.389, 26.667)`
Decimal	`8562819`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #82A883, 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 #82A883	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.88:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.67:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#82A883 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.67:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.88:1	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 #82A883 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #82a883; }
.text { color: #82a883; }
.border { border: 2px solid #82a883; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(130 168 131 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #82a883, #82a896); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dark Sea Green.

Questions

What color is #82A883?: #82A883 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 #82A883?: The RGB value is 130, 168, 131: 130 red, 168 green and 131 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #82A883?: The complementary color is #A882A7, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #82A883?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.88:1 and white text 2.67:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.