What color is #82C196?

#82C196 is a light, desaturated green, closest to the named color Irish Spring. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #82C196?

The RGB value is 130, 193, 150: 130 red, 193 green and 150 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #82C196?

The complementary color is #C182AD, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #82C196?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.02:1 and white text 2.1:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#82C196 color

#82C196 rgb(130, 193, 150)

Shades of green

The hex color #82C196 is a light, desaturated green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 51% red, 75.7% green and 58.8% blue (130, 193, 150).

Its hue angle is 139°, with 34% saturation and 63% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 33% cyan, 0% magenta, 22% yellow and 24% black.

The closest named color is Irish Spring (#90CCA3), a difference of 3.2 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 10.02:1).

#82C196 color codes

HEX	`#82C196`
RGB	`rgb(130, 193, 150)`
RGB percent	`rgb(51%, 75.7%, 58.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(139, 34%, 63%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(139, 33%, 76%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(33%, 0%, 22%, 24%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(72.95, -29.23, 15.36)`
CIE LCH	`lch(72.95, 33.02, 152.29)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(33.779, 45.086, 35.771)`
Decimal	`8569238`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #82C196, 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 #82C196	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.02:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.1:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#82C196 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.1:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.02:1	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 #82C196 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #82c196; }
.text { color: #82c196; }
.border { border: 2px solid #82c196; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(130 193 150 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #82c196, #82c1b5); }

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Questions

What color is #82C196?: #82C196 is a light, desaturated green, closest to the named color Irish Spring. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #82C196?: The RGB value is 130, 193, 150: 130 red, 193 green and 150 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #82C196?: The complementary color is #C182AD, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #82C196?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.02:1 and white text 2.1:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.