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#82C46E Color

#82C46E is rgb(130, 196, 110) in RGB, hsl(106, 42%, 60%) in HSL, and about cmyk(34%, 0%, 44%, 23%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Bud Green (#7BB661), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 5.25. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#82C46E
HEX#82C46E
RGBrgb(130, 196, 110)
HSLhsl(106, 42%, 60%)
HSVhsv(106, 44%, 77%)
CMYKcmyk(34%, 0%, 44%, 23%)
OKLCHoklch(75.5% 0.135 138.7)
LABlab(73.21% -34.00 36.14)
LCHlch(73.21% 49.62 133.25)

What #82C46E 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 #82C46E, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Bud Green#7BB661ΔE 5.25Mantis#74C365ΔE 5.92Pistachio#93C572ΔE 6.05Olivine#9AB973ΔE 14.73Pastel Green#77DD77ΔE 14.85Granny Smith Apple#A8E4A0ΔE 15.83

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

#82C46E Channel Values

How #82C46E 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 196 · B 1108-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 106° · S 42% · L 60%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 106° · S 44% · V 77%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 34% · M 0% · Y 44% · K 23%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance2.09:1 vs white · 10.07:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #82C46E 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 text2.09:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text10.07:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #82C46E in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #82C46E

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #82C46E; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#82C46E
Complementary
#B06EC4
Analogous
#ADC46E
Analogous
#6EC485
Triadic
#6E82C4
Triadic
#C46E82
Split comp.
#856EC4
Split comp.
#C46EAD

Tints & Shades of #82C46E

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

#92CB80
#A4D496
#B4DCA8
#C7E4BE
#D6ECD0
#E9F5E6

Shades

#69B851
#579F41
#478235
#376529
#28481E
#182B12

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #82C46E.

How #82C46E 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#82C46E
Protanopia#BBBB6E
Protanomaly#A7BF6E
Deuteranopia#B2B271
Deuteranomaly#A1B970
Tritanopia#8FBCBC
Tritanomaly#8ABFA2
Achromatopsia#B3B3B3

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #82C46E in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-82c46e: #82C46E;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #82C46E;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-82c46e': '#82C46E' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.510, green: 0.769, blue: 0.431)
Android XML<color name="color_82c46e">#82C46E</color>
SVG fillfill="#82C46E"

More Green Colors

#82C46E sits in the green family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

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#82C46E Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #82C46E?

#82C46E is a light green — rgb(130, 196, 110) in RGB and hsl(106, 42%, 60%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Bud Green (#7BB661), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 5.25.

What is the RGB value of #82C46E?

#82C46E is rgb(130, 196, 110) — red 130, green 196, and blue 110 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #82C46E?

#82C46E converts to approximately cmyk(34%, 0%, 44%, 23%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #82C46E be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #82C46E scores 2.09:1 against white and 10.07:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #82C46E as a CSS color keyword?

No. #82C46E 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 lightgreen (#90EE90) at a CIE76 distance of 16.14, which is visibly different.

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