What color is #82C695?

#82C695 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 #82C695?

The RGB value is 130, 198, 149: 130 red, 198 green and 149 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #82C695?

The complementary color is #C682B3, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #82C695?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.46:1 and white text 2.01:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#82C695 color

#82C695 rgb(130, 198, 149)

Shades of green

The hex color #82C695 is a light, desaturated green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 51% red, 77.6% green and 58.4% blue (130, 198, 149).

Its hue angle is 137°, with 37% saturation and 64% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 34% cyan, 0% magenta, 25% yellow and 22% black.

The closest named color is Irish Spring (#90CCA3), a difference of 3 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 10.46:1).

#82C695 color codes

HEX	`#82C695`
RGB	`rgb(130, 198, 149)`
RGB percent	`rgb(51%, 77.6%, 58.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(137, 37%, 64%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(137, 34%, 78%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(34%, 0%, 25%, 22%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(74.38, -31.8, 17.89)`
CIE LCH	`lch(74.38, 36.49, 150.64)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(34.823, 47.302, 35.723)`
Decimal	`8570517`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #82C695, 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 #82C695	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.46:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.01:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#82C695 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.01:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.46:1	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 #82C695 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #82c695; }
.text { color: #82c695; }
.border { border: 2px solid #82c695; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(130 198 149 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #82c695, #82c6b7); }

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Questions

What color is #82C695?: #82C695 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 #82C695?: The RGB value is 130, 198, 149: 130 red, 198 green and 149 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #82C695?: The complementary color is #C682B3, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #82C695?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.46:1 and white text 2.01:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.