What color is #82C897?

#82C897 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 #82C897?

The RGB value is 130, 200, 151: 130 red, 200 green and 151 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #82C897?

The complementary color is #C882B3, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #82C897?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.66:1 and white text 1.97:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#82C897 color

#82C897 rgb(130, 200, 151)

Shades of green

The hex color #82C897 is a light, desaturated green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 51% red, 78.4% green and 59.2% blue (130, 200, 151).

Its hue angle is 138°, with 39% saturation and 65% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 35% cyan, 0% magenta, 25% yellow and 22% black.

The closest named color is Irish Spring (#90CCA3), a difference of 2.8 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 10.66:1).

#82C897 color codes

HEX	`#82C897`
RGB	`rgb(130, 200, 151)`
RGB percent	`rgb(51%, 78.4%, 59.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(138, 39%, 65%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(138, 35%, 78%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(35%, 0%, 25%, 22%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(75.01, -32.37, 17.69)`
CIE LCH	`lch(75.01, 36.89, 151.35)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(35.444, 48.287, 36.725)`
Decimal	`8571031`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #82C897, 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 #82C897	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.66:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.97:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#82C897 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.97:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.66:1	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 #82C897 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #82c897; }
.text { color: #82c897; }
.border { border: 2px solid #82c897; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(130 200 151 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #82c897, #82c8ba); }

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Questions

What color is #82C897?: #82C897 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 #82C897?: The RGB value is 130, 200, 151: 130 red, 200 green and 151 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #82C897?: The complementary color is #C882B3, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #82C897?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.66:1 and white text 1.97:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.