What color is #82CA78?

#82CA78 is a light, desaturated green, closest to the named color Emerald Rain. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #82CA78?

The RGB value is 130, 202, 120: 130 red, 202 green and 120 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #82CA78?

The complementary color is #C078CA, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #82CA78?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.67:1 and white text 1.97:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#82CA78 color

#82CA78 rgb(130, 202, 120)

Shades of green

The hex color #82CA78 is a light, desaturated green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 51% red, 79.2% green and 47.1% blue (130, 202, 120).

Its hue angle is 113°, with 44% saturation and 63% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 36% cyan, 0% magenta, 41% yellow and 21% black.

The closest named color is Emerald Rain (#80C872), a difference of 0.9 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 10.67:1).

#82CA78 color codes

HEX	`#82CA78`
RGB	`rgb(130, 202, 120)`
RGB percent	`rgb(51%, 79.2%, 47.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(113, 44%, 63%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(113, 41%, 79%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(36%, 0%, 41%, 21%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(75.04, -38.47, 33.98)`
CIE LCH	`lch(75.04, 51.33, 138.55)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(33.715, 48.341, 25.32)`
Decimal	`8571512`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #82CA78, 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 #82CA78	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.67:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.97:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#82CA78 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.97:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.67:1	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 #82CA78 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #82ca78; }
.text { color: #82ca78; }
.border { border: 2px solid #82ca78; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(130 202 120 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #82ca78, #78ca97); }

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Questions

What color is #82CA78?: #82CA78 is a light, desaturated green, closest to the named color Emerald Rain. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #82CA78?: The RGB value is 130, 202, 120: 130 red, 202 green and 120 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #82CA78?: The complementary color is #C078CA, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #82CA78?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.67:1 and white text 1.97:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.