What color is #82AE65?

#82AE65 is a desaturated green, closest to the named color Broccoli. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #82AE65?

The RGB value is 130, 174, 101: 130 red, 174 green and 101 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #82AE65?

The complementary color is #9165AE, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #82AE65?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.19:1 and white text 2.56:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#82AE65 color

#82AE65 rgb(130, 174, 101)

Shades of green

The hex color #82AE65 is a desaturated green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 51% red, 68.2% green and 39.6% blue (130, 174, 101).

Its hue angle is 96°, with 31% saturation and 54% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 25% cyan, 0% magenta, 42% yellow and 32% black.

The closest named color is Broccoli (#87B364), a difference of 1.8 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.19:1).

#82AE65 color codes

HEX	`#82AE65`
RGB	`rgb(130, 174, 101)`
RGB percent	`rgb(51%, 68.2%, 39.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(96, 31%, 54%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(96, 42%, 68%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(25%, 0%, 42%, 32%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(66.49, -28.12, 32.77)`
CIE LCH	`lch(66.49, 43.19, 130.64)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(26.69, 35.957, 17.844)`
Decimal	`8564325`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #82AE65, 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 #82AE65	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.19:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.56:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#82AE65 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.56:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.19:1	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 #82AE65 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #82ae65; }
.text { color: #82ae65; }
.border { border: 2px solid #82ae65; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(130 174 101 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #82ae65, #65ae6c); }

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Questions

What color is #82AE65?: #82AE65 is a desaturated green, closest to the named color Broccoli. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #82AE65?: The RGB value is 130, 174, 101: 130 red, 174 green and 101 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #82AE65?: The complementary color is #9165AE, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #82AE65?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.19:1 and white text 2.56:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.