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#82BF8E Color

#82BF8E is rgb(130, 191, 142) in RGB, hsl(132, 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 5.9. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#82BF8E
HEX#82BF8E
RGBrgb(130, 191, 142)
HSLhsl(132, 32%, 63%)
HSVhsv(132, 32%, 75%)
CMYKcmyk(32%, 0%, 26%, 25%)
OKLCHoklch(75% 0.094 149.8)
LABlab(72.20% -28.08 18.30)
LCHlch(72.20% 33.52 146.90)

What #82BF8E 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 #82BF8E, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Dark Sea Green#8FBC8FΔE 5.9Eton Blue#96C8A2ΔE 8.24Shiny Shamrock#5FA778ΔE 10.12Forest Green (Crayola)#5FA777ΔE 10.14Turquoise Green#A0D6B4ΔE 12.56Light Moss Green#ADDFADΔE 12.86

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

#82BF8E Channel Values

How #82BF8E 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 1428-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 132° · S 32% · L 63%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 132° · 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
Luminance2.14:1 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 #82BF8E 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 text2.14:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text9.79:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #82BF8E in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #82BF8E

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #82BF8E; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#82BF8E
Complementary
#BF82B3
Analogous
#95BF82
Analogous
#82BFAD
Triadic
#8F82BF
Triadic
#BF8F82
Split comp.
#AD82BF
Split comp.
#BF8295

Tints & Shades of #82BF8E

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

#93C89E
#A4D0AD
#B5D9BC
#C6E2CB
#D7EADB
#E7F3EA

Shades

#68B176
#509B5F
#42804E
#32623C
#24472B
#152819

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #82BF8E.

How #82BF8E 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#82BF8E
Protanopia#B6B68E
Protanomaly#A4BA8E
Deuteranopia#AEAE90
Deuteranomaly#9EB58F
Tritanopia#8ABABA
Tritanomaly#87BCAA
Achromatopsia#B1B1B1

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #82BF8E in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-82bf8e: #82BF8E;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #82BF8E;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-82bf8e': '#82BF8E' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.510, green: 0.749, blue: 0.557)
Android XML<color name="color_82bf8e">#82BF8E</color>
SVG fillfill="#82BF8E"

More Green Colors

#82BF8E sits in the green family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

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#82BF8E Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #82BF8E?

#82BF8E is a light green — rgb(130, 191, 142) in RGB and hsl(132, 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 5.9.

What is the RGB value of #82BF8E?

#82BF8E is rgb(130, 191, 142) — red 130, green 191, and blue 142 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #82BF8E?

#82BF8E 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 #82BF8E be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #82BF8E scores 2.14:1 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 #82BF8E as a CSS color keyword?

No. #82BF8E 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 5.9, which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side.

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