What color is #82AC8F?

#82AC8F is a grayish green, closest to the named color Catnip. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #82AC8F?

The RGB value is 130, 172, 143: 130 red, 172 green and 143 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #82AC8F?

The complementary color is #AC829F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #82AC8F?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.25:1 and white text 2.55:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#82AC8F color

#82AC8F rgb(130, 172, 143)

Shades of green

The hex color #82AC8F is a grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 51% red, 67.5% green and 56.1% blue (130, 172, 143).

Its hue angle is 139°, with 20% saturation and 59% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 24% cyan, 0% magenta, 17% yellow and 33% black.

The closest named color is Catnip (#80AA95), a difference of 2.7 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.25:1).

#82AC8F color codes

HEX	`#82AC8F`
RGB	`rgb(130, 172, 143)`
RGB percent	`rgb(51%, 67.5%, 56.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(139, 20%, 59%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(139, 24%, 67%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(24%, 0%, 17%, 33%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(66.7, -20.18, 10.37)`
CIE LCH	`lch(66.7, 22.69, 152.79)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(28.915, 36.233, 31.451)`
Decimal	`8563855`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #82AC8F, 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 #82AC8F	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.25:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.55:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#82AC8F as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.55:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.25:1	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 #82AC8F looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #82ac8f; }
.text { color: #82ac8f; }
.border { border: 2px solid #82ac8f; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(130 172 143 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #82ac8f, #82aca4); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dark Sea Green.

Questions

What color is #82AC8F?: #82AC8F is a grayish green, closest to the named color Catnip. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #82AC8F?: The RGB value is 130, 172, 143: 130 red, 172 green and 143 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #82AC8F?: The complementary color is #AC829F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #82AC8F?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.25:1 and white text 2.55:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.