What color is #82AB96?

#82AB96 is a grayish green, closest to the named color Catnip. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #82AB96?

The RGB value is 130, 171, 150: 130 red, 171 green and 150 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #82AB96?

The complementary color is #AB8297, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #82AB96?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.21:1 and white text 2.56:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#82AB96 color

#82AB96 rgb(130, 171, 150)

Shades of green

The hex color #82AB96 is a grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 51% red, 67.1% green and 58.8% blue (130, 171, 150).

Its hue angle is 149°, with 20% saturation and 59% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 24% cyan, 0% magenta, 12% yellow and 33% black.

The closest named color is Catnip (#80AA95), a difference of 0.4 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.21:1).

#82AB96 color codes

HEX	`#82AB96`
RGB	`rgb(130, 171, 150)`
RGB percent	`rgb(51%, 67.1%, 58.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(149, 20%, 59%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(149, 24%, 67%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(24%, 0%, 12%, 33%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(66.58, -18.27, 6.33)`
CIE LCH	`lch(66.58, 19.34, 160.9)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(29.272, 36.073, 34.269)`
Decimal	`8563606`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #82AB96, 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 #82AB96	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.21:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.56:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#82AB96 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.56:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.21:1	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 #82AB96 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #82ab96; }
.text { color: #82ab96; }
.border { border: 2px solid #82ab96; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(130 171 150 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #82ab96, #82abaa); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dark Sea Green.

Questions

What color is #82AB96?: #82AB96 is a grayish green, closest to the named color Catnip. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #82AB96?: The RGB value is 130, 171, 150: 130 red, 171 green and 150 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #82AB96?: The complementary color is #AB8297, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #82AB96?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.21:1 and white text 2.56:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.