What color is #82C987?

#82C987 is a light, desaturated green, closest to the named color Exhilarating Green. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #82C987?

The RGB value is 130, 201, 135: 130 red, 201 green and 135 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #82C987?

The complementary color is #C982C4, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #82C987?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.65:1 and white text 1.97:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#82C987 color

#82C987 rgb(130, 201, 135)

Shades of green

The hex color #82C987 is a light, desaturated green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 51% red, 78.8% green and 52.9% blue (130, 201, 135).

Its hue angle is 124°, with 40% saturation and 65% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 35% cyan, 0% magenta, 33% yellow and 21% black.

The closest named color is Exhilarating Green (#81C784), a difference of 0.6 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 10.65:1).

#82C987 color codes

HEX	`#82C987`
RGB	`rgb(130, 201, 135)`
RGB percent	`rgb(51%, 78.8%, 52.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(124, 40%, 65%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(124, 35%, 79%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(35%, 0%, 33%, 21%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(74.99, -35.67, 26.14)`
CIE LCH	`lch(74.99, 44.22, 143.76)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(34.464, 48.267, 30.417)`
Decimal	`8571271`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #82C987, 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 #82C987	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.65:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.97:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#82C987 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.97:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.65:1	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 #82C987 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #82c987; }
.text { color: #82c987; }
.border { border: 2px solid #82c987; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(130 201 135 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #82c987, #82c9ab); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Emerald Green.

Questions

What color is #82C987?: #82C987 is a light, desaturated green, closest to the named color Exhilarating Green. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #82C987?: The RGB value is 130, 201, 135: 130 red, 201 green and 135 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #82C987?: The complementary color is #C982C4, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #82C987?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.65:1 and white text 1.97:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.