What color is #82AE96?

#82AE96 is a grayish green, closest to the named color Catnip. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #82AE96?

The RGB value is 130, 174, 150: 130 red, 174 green and 150 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #82AE96?

The complementary color is #AE829A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #82AE96?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.44:1 and white text 2.49:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#82AE96 color

#82AE96 rgb(130, 174, 150)

Shades of green

The hex color #82AE96 is a grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 51% red, 68.2% green and 58.8% blue (130, 174, 150).

Its hue angle is 147°, with 21% saturation and 60% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 25% cyan, 0% magenta, 14% yellow and 32% black.

The closest named color is Catnip (#80AA95), a difference of 1.5 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.44:1).

#82AE96 color codes

HEX	`#82AE96`
RGB	`rgb(130, 174, 150)`
RGB percent	`rgb(51%, 68.2%, 58.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(147, 21%, 60%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(147, 25%, 68%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(25%, 0%, 14%, 32%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(67.44, -19.81, 7.57)`
CIE LCH	`lch(67.44, 21.21, 159.09)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(29.845, 37.219, 34.46)`
Decimal	`8564374`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #82AE96, 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 #82AE96	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.44:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.49:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#82AE96 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.49:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.44:1	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 #82AE96 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #82ae96; }
.text { color: #82ae96; }
.border { border: 2px solid #82ae96; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(130 174 150 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #82ae96, #82aeac); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dark Sea Green.

Questions

What color is #82AE96?: #82AE96 is a grayish green, closest to the named color Catnip. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #82AE96?: The RGB value is 130, 174, 150: 130 red, 174 green and 150 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #82AE96?: The complementary color is #AE829A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #82AE96?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.44:1 and white text 2.49:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.