What color is #82B291?

#82B291 is a grayish green, closest to the named color Green Goddess. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #82B291?

The RGB value is 130, 178, 145: 130 red, 178 green and 145 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #82B291?

The complementary color is #B282A3, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #82B291?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.73:1 and white text 2.41:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#82B291 color

#82B291 rgb(130, 178, 145)

Shades of green

The hex color #82B291 is a grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 51% red, 69.8% green and 56.9% blue (130, 178, 145).

Its hue angle is 139°, with 24% saturation and 60% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 27% cyan, 0% magenta, 19% yellow and 30% black.

The closest named color is Green Goddess (#76AD83), a difference of 3.3 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.73:1).

#82B291 color codes

HEX	`#82B291`
RGB	`rgb(130, 178, 145)`
RGB percent	`rgb(51%, 69.8%, 56.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(139, 24%, 60%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(139, 27%, 70%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(27%, 0%, 19%, 30%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(68.48, -22.83, 11.8)`
CIE LCH	`lch(68.48, 25.7, 152.67)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(30.236, 38.63, 32.646)`
Decimal	`8565393`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #82B291, 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 #82B291	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.73:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.41:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#82B291 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.41:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.73:1	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 #82B291 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #82b291; }
.text { color: #82b291; }
.border { border: 2px solid #82b291; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(130 178 145 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #82b291, #82b2a9); }

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Questions

What color is #82B291?: #82B291 is a grayish green, closest to the named color Green Goddess. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #82B291?: The RGB value is 130, 178, 145: 130 red, 178 green and 145 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #82B291?: The complementary color is #B282A3, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #82B291?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.73:1 and white text 2.41:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.