What color is #82B460?

#82B460 is a desaturated green, closest to the named color Broccoli. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #82B460?

The RGB value is 130, 180, 96: 130 red, 180 green and 96 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #82B460?

The complementary color is #9260B4, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #82B460?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.65:1 and white text 2.43:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#82B460 color

#82B460 rgb(130, 180, 96)

Shades of green

The hex color #82B460 is a desaturated green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 51% red, 70.6% green and 37.6% blue (130, 180, 96).

Its hue angle is 96°, with 36% saturation and 54% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 28% cyan, 0% magenta, 47% yellow and 29% black.

The closest named color is Broccoli (#87B364), a difference of 1.2 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.65:1).

#82B460 color codes

HEX	`#82B460`
RGB	`rgb(130, 180, 96)`
RGB percent	`rgb(51%, 70.6%, 37.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(96, 36%, 54%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(96, 47%, 71%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(28%, 0%, 47%, 29%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(68.19, -31.64, 37.49)`
CIE LCH	`lch(68.19, 49.06, 130.16)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(27.638, 38.232, 16.987)`
Decimal	`8565856`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #82B460, 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 #82B460	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.65:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.43:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#82B460 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.43:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.65:1	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 #82B460 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #82b460; }
.text { color: #82b460; }
.border { border: 2px solid #82b460; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(130 180 96 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #82b460, #60b468); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Matcha.

Questions

What color is #82B460?: #82B460 is a desaturated green, closest to the named color Broccoli. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #82B460?: The RGB value is 130, 180, 96: 130 red, 180 green and 96 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #82B460?: The complementary color is #9260B4, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #82B460?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.65:1 and white text 2.43:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.