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#82C978 Color

#82C978 is rgb(130, 201, 120) in RGB, hsl(113, 43%, 63%) in HSL, and about cmyk(35%, 0%, 40%, 21%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Pistachio (#93C572), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 7.53. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#82C978
HEX#82C978
RGBrgb(130, 201, 120)
HSLhsl(113, 43%, 63%)
HSVhsv(113, 40%, 79%)
CMYKcmyk(35%, 0%, 40%, 21%)
OKLCHoklch(76.9% 0.133 141.4)
LABlab(74.81% -35.04 33.14)
LCHlch(74.81% 48.23 136.60)

What #82C978 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 #82C978, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Pistachio#93C572ΔE 7.53Mantis#74C365ΔE 7.6Bud Green#7BB661ΔE 7.96Granny Smith Apple#A8E4A0ΔE 13.39Emerald#50C878ΔE 14.07Pastel Green#77DD77ΔE 14.47

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

#82C978 Channel Values

How #82C978 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 201 · B 1208-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 113° · S 43% · L 63%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 113° · S 40% · V 79%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 35% · M 0% · Y 40% · K 21%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance1.99:1 vs white · 10.58:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #82C978 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 text1.99:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text10.58:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #82C978 in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #82C978

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #82C978; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#82C978
Complementary
#C078C9
Analogous
#AAC978
Analogous
#78C997
Triadic
#7882C9
Triadic
#C97882
Split comp.
#9778C9
Split comp.
#C978AA

Tints & Shades of #82C978

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

#92D08A
#A3D89D
#B4DFAF
#C5E6C1
#D6EED3
#E7F5E5

Shades

#66BE5B
#4FA843
#418B37
#326A2A
#244D1F
#152C11

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #82C978.

How #82C978 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#82C978
Protanopia#BFBF78
Protanomaly#AAC378
Deuteranopia#B5B57B
Deuteranomaly#A3BE7A
Tritanopia#8FC1C1
Tritanomaly#8AC4A9
Achromatopsia#B8B8B8

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #82C978 in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-82c978: #82C978;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #82C978;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-82c978': '#82C978' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.510, green: 0.788, blue: 0.471)
Android XML<color name="color_82c978">#82C978</color>
SVG fillfill="#82C978"

More Green Colors

#82C978 sits in the green family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

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#82C978 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #82C978?

#82C978 is a light green — rgb(130, 201, 120) in RGB and hsl(113, 43%, 63%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Pistachio (#93C572), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 7.53.

What is the RGB value of #82C978?

#82C978 is rgb(130, 201, 120) — red 130, green 201, and blue 120 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #82C978?

#82C978 converts to approximately cmyk(35%, 0%, 40%, 21%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #82C978 be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #82C978 scores 1.99:1 against white and 10.58:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #82C978 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #82C978 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 14.6, which is visibly different.

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