What color is #82B37C?

#82B37C is a desaturated green, closest to the named color Verde. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #82B37C?

The RGB value is 130, 179, 124: 130 red, 179 green and 124 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #82B37C?

The complementary color is #AD7CB3, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #82B37C?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.69:1 and white text 2.42:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#82B37C color

#82B37C rgb(130, 179, 124)

Shades of green

The hex color #82B37C is a desaturated green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 51% red, 70.2% green and 48.6% blue (130, 179, 124).

Its hue angle is 113°, with 27% saturation and 59% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 27% cyan, 0% magenta, 31% yellow and 30% black.

The closest named color is Verde (#7FB383), a difference of 2 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.69:1).

#82B37C color codes

HEX	`#82B37C`
RGB	`rgb(130, 179, 124)`
RGB percent	`rgb(51%, 70.2%, 48.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(113, 27%, 59%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(113, 31%, 70%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(27%, 0%, 31%, 30%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(68.34, -27.09, 23.02)`
CIE LCH	`lch(68.34, 35.55, 139.64)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(28.963, 38.44, 24.959)`
Decimal	`8565628`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #82B37C, 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 #82B37C	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.69:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.42:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#82B37C as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.42:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.69:1	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 #82B37C looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #82b37c; }
.text { color: #82b37c; }
.border { border: 2px solid #82b37c; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(130 179 124 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #82b37c, #7cb392); }

Background

Text color

Border

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Questions

What color is #82B37C?: #82B37C is a desaturated green, closest to the named color Verde. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #82B37C?: The RGB value is 130, 179, 124: 130 red, 179 green and 124 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #82B37C?: The complementary color is #AD7CB3, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #82B37C?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.69:1 and white text 2.42:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.