What color is #82A97C?

#82A97C 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 #82A97C?

The RGB value is 130, 169, 124: 130 red, 169 green and 124 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #82A97C?

The complementary color is #A37CA9, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #82A97C?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.92:1 and white text 2.65:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#82A97C color

#82A97C rgb(130, 169, 124)

Shades of green

The hex color #82A97C is a grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 51% red, 66.3% green and 48.6% blue (130, 169, 124).

Its hue angle is 112°, with 21% saturation and 57% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 23% cyan, 0% magenta, 27% yellow and 34% black.

The closest named color is Verdant Haven (#84A97C), a difference of 0.4 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.92:1).

#82A97C color codes

HEX	`#82A97C`
RGB	`rgb(130, 169, 124)`
RGB percent	`rgb(51%, 66.3%, 48.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(112, 21%, 57%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(112, 27%, 66%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(23%, 0%, 27%, 34%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(65.42, -22.13, 19.04)`
CIE LCH	`lch(65.42, 29.19, 139.29)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(27.031, 34.576, 24.315)`
Decimal	`8563068`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #82A97C, 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 #82A97C	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.92:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.65:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#82A97C as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.65:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.92:1	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 #82A97C looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #82a97c; }
.text { color: #82a97c; }
.border { border: 2px solid #82a97c; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(130 169 124 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #82a97c, #7ca98c); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dark Sea Green.

Questions

What color is #82A97C?: #82A97C 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 #82A97C?: The RGB value is 130, 169, 124: 130 red, 169 green and 124 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #82A97C?: The complementary color is #A37CA9, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #82A97C?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.92:1 and white text 2.65:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.