What color is #82B362?

#82B362 is a desaturated green, closest to the named color Broccoli. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #82B362?

The RGB value is 130, 179, 98: 130 red, 179 green and 98 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #82B362?

The complementary color is #9362B3, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #82B362?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.57:1 and white text 2.45:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#82B362 color

#82B362 rgb(130, 179, 98)

Shades of green

The hex color #82B362 is a desaturated green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 51% red, 70.2% green and 38.4% blue (130, 179, 98).

Its hue angle is 96°, with 35% saturation and 54% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 27% cyan, 0% magenta, 45% yellow and 30% black.

The closest named color is Broccoli (#87B364), a difference of 0.9 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.57:1).

#82B362 color codes

HEX	`#82B362`
RGB	`rgb(130, 179, 98)`
RGB percent	`rgb(51%, 70.2%, 38.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(96, 35%, 54%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(96, 45%, 70%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(27%, 0%, 45%, 30%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(67.92, -30.91, 36.14)`
CIE LCH	`lch(67.92, 47.56, 130.55)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(27.53, 37.867, 17.411)`
Decimal	`8565602`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #82B362, 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 #82B362	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.57:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.45:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#82B362 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.45:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.57:1	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 #82B362 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #82b362; }
.text { color: #82b362; }
.border { border: 2px solid #82b362; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(130 179 98 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #82b362, #62b36a); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Matcha.

Questions

What color is #82B362?: #82B362 is a desaturated green, closest to the named color Broccoli. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #82B362?: The RGB value is 130, 179, 98: 130 red, 179 green and 98 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #82B362?: The complementary color is #9362B3, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #82B362?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.57:1 and white text 2.45:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.