What color is #82BA98?

#82BA98 is a desaturated green, closest to the named color Neptune Green. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #82BA98?

The RGB value is 130, 186, 152: 130 red, 186 green and 152 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #82BA98?

The complementary color is #BA82A4, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #82BA98?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.43:1 and white text 2.23:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#82BA98 color

#82BA98 rgb(130, 186, 152)

Shades of green

The hex color #82BA98 is a desaturated green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 51% red, 72.9% green and 59.6% blue (130, 186, 152).

Its hue angle is 144°, with 29% saturation and 62% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 30% cyan, 0% magenta, 18% yellow and 27% black.

The closest named color is Neptune Green (#7FBB9E), a difference of 1.8 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.43:1).

#82BA98 color codes

HEX	`#82BA98`
RGB	`rgb(130, 186, 152)`
RGB percent	`rgb(51%, 72.9%, 59.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(144, 29%, 62%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(144, 30%, 73%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(30%, 0%, 18%, 27%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(70.96, -25.44, 11.48)`
CIE LCH	`lch(70.96, 27.91, 155.72)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(32.43, 42.129, 36.123)`
Decimal	`8567448`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #82BA98, 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 #82BA98	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.43:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.23:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#82BA98 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.23:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.43:1	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 #82BA98 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #82ba98; }
.text { color: #82ba98; }
.border { border: 2px solid #82ba98; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(130 186 152 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #82ba98, #82bab4); }

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Questions

What color is #82BA98?: #82BA98 is a desaturated green, closest to the named color Neptune Green. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #82BA98?: The RGB value is 130, 186, 152: 130 red, 186 green and 152 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #82BA98?: The complementary color is #BA82A4, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #82BA98?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.43:1 and white text 2.23:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.