What color is #82B498?

#82B498 is a desaturated green, closest to the named color Froggy Pond. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #82B498?

The RGB value is 130, 180, 152: 130 red, 180 green and 152 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #82B498?

The complementary color is #B4829E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #82B498?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.93:1 and white text 2.35:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#82B498 color

#82B498 rgb(130, 180, 152)

Shades of green

The hex color #82B498 is a desaturated green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 51% red, 70.6% green and 59.6% blue (130, 180, 152).

Its hue angle is 146°, with 25% saturation and 61% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 28% cyan, 0% magenta, 16% yellow and 29% black.

The closest named color is Froggy Pond (#7FBA9E), a difference of 2.1 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.93:1).

#82B498 color codes

HEX	`#82B498`
RGB	`rgb(130, 180, 152)`
RGB percent	`rgb(51%, 70.6%, 59.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(146, 25%, 61%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(146, 28%, 71%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(28%, 0%, 16%, 29%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(69.22, -22.45, 9.01)`
CIE LCH	`lch(69.22, 24.19, 158.13)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(31.193, 39.654, 35.71)`
Decimal	`8565912`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #82B498, 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 #82B498	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.93:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.35:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#82B498 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.35:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.93:1	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 #82B498 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #82b498; }
.text { color: #82b498; }
.border { border: 2px solid #82b498; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(130 180 152 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #82b498, #82b4b1); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dark Sea Green.

Questions

What color is #82B498?: #82B498 is a desaturated green, closest to the named color Froggy Pond. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #82B498?: The RGB value is 130, 180, 152: 130 red, 180 green and 152 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #82B498?: The complementary color is #B4829E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #82B498?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.93:1 and white text 2.35:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.