What color is #82BE9E?

#82BE9E is a light, desaturated green, closest to the named color Neptune Green. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #82BE9E?

The RGB value is 130, 190, 158: 130 red, 190 green and 158 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #82BE9E?

The complementary color is #BE82A2, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #82BE9E?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.81:1 and white text 2.14:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#82BE9E color

#82BE9E rgb(130, 190, 158)

Shades of green

The hex color #82BE9E is a light, desaturated green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 51% red, 74.5% green and 62% blue (130, 190, 158).

Its hue angle is 148°, with 32% saturation and 63% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 32% cyan, 0% magenta, 17% yellow and 25% black.

The closest named color is Neptune Green (#7FBB9E), a difference of 1.2 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.81:1).

#82BE9E color codes

HEX	`#82BE9E`
RGB	`rgb(130, 190, 158)`
RGB percent	`rgb(51%, 74.5%, 62%)`
HSL	`hsl(148, 32%, 63%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(148, 32%, 75%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(32%, 0%, 17%, 25%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(72.26, -26.21, 10.05)`
CIE LCH	`lch(72.26, 28.07, 159.01)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(33.789, 44.04, 39.061)`
Decimal	`8568478`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #82BE9E, 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 #82BE9E	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.81:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.14:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#82BE9E as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.14:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.81:1	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 #82BE9E looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #82be9e; }
.text { color: #82be9e; }
.border { border: 2px solid #82be9e; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(130 190 158 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #82be9e, #82bebc); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dark Sea Green.

Questions

What color is #82BE9E?: #82BE9E is a light, desaturated green, closest to the named color Neptune Green. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #82BE9E?: The RGB value is 130, 190, 158: 130 red, 190 green and 158 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #82BE9E?: The complementary color is #BE82A2, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #82BE9E?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.81:1 and white text 2.14:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.