What color is #82D989?

#82D989 is a light, moderate green, closest to the named color Electric Lettuce. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #82D989?

The RGB value is 130, 217, 137: 130 red, 217 green and 137 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #82D989?

The complementary color is #D982D2, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #82D989?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 12.24:1 and white text 1.72:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#82D989 color

#82D989 rgb(130, 217, 137)

Shades of green

The hex color #82D989 is a light, moderate green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 51% red, 85.1% green and 53.7% blue (130, 217, 137).

Its hue angle is 125°, with 53% saturation and 68% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 40% cyan, 0% magenta, 37% yellow and 15% black.

The closest named color is Electric Lettuce (#7BD181), a difference of 2 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 12.24:1).

#82D989 color codes

HEX	`#82D989`
RGB	`rgb(130, 217, 137)`
RGB percent	`rgb(51%, 85.1%, 53.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(125, 53%, 68%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(125, 40%, 85%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(40%, 0%, 37%, 15%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(79.71, -42.5, 31.4)`
CIE LCH	`lch(79.71, 52.84, 143.55)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(38.532, 56.175, 32.475)`
Decimal	`8575369`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #82D989, 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 #82D989	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	12.24:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.72:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#82D989 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.72:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	12.24:1	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 #82D989 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #82d989; }
.text { color: #82d989; }
.border { border: 2px solid #82d989; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(130 217 137 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #82d989, #82d9b4); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #82D989?: #82D989 is a light, moderate green, closest to the named color Electric Lettuce. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #82D989?: The RGB value is 130, 217, 137: 130 red, 217 green and 137 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #82D989?: The complementary color is #D982D2, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #82D989?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 12.24:1 and white text 1.72:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.