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#82BF8D Color

#82BF8D is rgb(130, 191, 141) in RGB, hsl(131, 32%, 63%) in HSL, and about cmyk(32%, 0%, 26%, 25%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Dark Sea Green (#8FBC8F), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 6.1. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#82BF8D
HEX#82BF8D
RGBrgb(130, 191, 141)
HSLhsl(131, 32%, 63%)
HSVhsv(131, 32%, 75%)
CMYKcmyk(32%, 0%, 26%, 25%)
OKLCHoklch(75% 0.095 149.3)
LABlab(72.18% -28.22 18.81)
LCHlch(72.18% 33.91 146.31)

What #82BF8D Is Called

Most hex codes have no name: there are 16.7 million of them and a few thousand registered names. These are the named colors nearest to #82BF8D, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Dark Sea Green#8FBC8FΔE 6.1Eton Blue#96C8A2ΔE 8.63Forest Green (Crayola)#5FA777ΔE 10.12Shiny Shamrock#5FA778ΔE 10.13Light Moss Green#ADDFADΔE 12.9Turquoise Green#A0D6B4ΔE 12.93

Browse the full index of named colors A-Z or every green in the library.

#82BF8D Channel Values

How #82BF8D breaks down in each color model. Hue is measured in degrees around the color wheel; saturation, lightness, and the CMYK inks are percentages.

ModelChannelsNotes
RGBR 130 · G 191 · B 1418-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 131° · S 32% · L 63%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 131° · S 32% · V 75%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 32% · M 0% · Y 26% · K 25%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance2.15:1 vs white · 9.79:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #82BF8D background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1. Contrast is one check, not a full accessibility review.

Fails AAWhite text2.15:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text9.79:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #82BF8D in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #82BF8D

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #82BF8D; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#82BF8D
Complementary
#BF82B4
Analogous
#96BF82
Analogous
#82BFAC
Triadic
#8E82BF
Triadic
#BF8E82
Split comp.
#AC82BF
Split comp.
#BF8296

Tints & Shades of #82BF8D

Lighter tints and darker shades built by moving the lightness channel while holding hue and saturation, which is what you want for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

Tints

#93C89D
#A4D0AC
#B5D9BC
#C6E2CB
#D7EADA
#E7F3EA

Shades

#68B175
#509B5E
#42804D
#32623B
#24472B
#152818

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #82BF8D.

How #82BF8D Looks with Color Vision Deficiency

Simulated with the Viénot, Brettel & Mollon LMS projection model. Anomalous types are rendered as partial versions of the matching dichromacy, which is an approximation rather than a per-person clinical model.

Typical#82BF8D
Protanopia#B6B68D
Protanomaly#A4BA8D
Deuteranopia#AEAE8F
Deuteranomaly#9EB58E
Tritanopia#8ABABA
Tritanomaly#87BCAA
Achromatopsia#B1B1B1

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #82BF8D in Code

Copy-ready declarations for the places this color usually ends up.

CSS custom property--color-82bf8d: #82BF8D;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #82BF8D;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-82bf8d': '#82BF8D' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.510, green: 0.749, blue: 0.553)
Android XML<color name="color_82bf8d">#82BF8D</color>
SVG fillfill="#82BF8D"

More Green Colors

#82BF8D sits in the green family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

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#82BF8D Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #82BF8D?

#82BF8D is a light green — rgb(130, 191, 141) in RGB and hsl(131, 32%, 63%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Dark Sea Green (#8FBC8F), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 6.1.

What is the RGB value of #82BF8D?

#82BF8D is rgb(130, 191, 141) — red 130, green 191, and blue 141 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #82BF8D?

#82BF8D converts to approximately cmyk(32%, 0%, 26%, 25%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #82BF8D be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #82BF8D scores 2.15:1 against white and 9.79:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #82BF8D as a CSS color keyword?

No. #82BF8D is not one of the CSS color keywords, so it has to be written as a hex, rgb() or hsl() value. The closest keyword is darkseagreen (#8FBC8F) at a CIE76 distance of 6.1, which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side.

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Keep exploring: every green in the color library, the guide to shades of green, or the full color library.