What color is #82C49A?

#82C49A 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 #82C49A?

The RGB value is 130, 196, 154: 130 red, 196 green and 154 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #82C49A?

The complementary color is #C482AC, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #82C49A?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.31:1 and white text 2.04:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#82C49A color

#82C49A rgb(130, 196, 154)

Shades of green

The hex color #82C49A is a light, desaturated green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 51% red, 76.9% green and 60.4% blue (130, 196, 154).

Its hue angle is 142°, with 36% saturation and 64% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 34% cyan, 0% magenta, 21% yellow and 23% black.

The closest named color is Irish Spring (#90CCA3), a difference of 2.6 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 10.31:1).

#82C49A color codes

HEX	`#82C49A`
RGB	`rgb(130, 196, 154)`
RGB percent	`rgb(51%, 76.9%, 60.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(142, 36%, 64%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(142, 34%, 77%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(34%, 0%, 21%, 23%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(73.91, -29.91, 14.55)`
CIE LCH	`lch(73.91, 33.26, 154.06)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(34.777, 46.557, 37.72)`
Decimal	`8570010`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #82C49A, 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 #82C49A	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.31:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.04:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#82C49A as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.04:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.31:1	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 #82C49A looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #82c49a; }
.text { color: #82c49a; }
.border { border: 2px solid #82c49a; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(130 196 154 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #82c49a, #82c4bb); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #82C49A?: #82C49A 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 #82C49A?: The RGB value is 130, 196, 154: 130 red, 196 green and 154 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #82C49A?: The complementary color is #C482AC, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #82C49A?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.31:1 and white text 2.04:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.