Close to Pistachio
#82C679
#82C679 is a light, muted green, close to the color Pistachio. In RGB it’s made of 51% red, 77.6% green, and 47.5% blue. Its hue is 113°, with 40% saturation and 63% lightness, so it reads as a cool color. Black text sits best on top of it.
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Combinations from the color wheel, built around #82C679.
Split complementary
The two neighbors of the complement: contrast that’s easier to balance.
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Two complementary pairs: rich, best with one color in charge.
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WCAG contrast ratios for text. 4.5:1 is the minimum for body text, 3:1 for large text.
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10.30:1 AAAThis color as text on white
2.04:1 FailThis color as text on black
10.30:1 AAAHow it looks with color blindness
About 1 in 12 men and 1 in 200 women see color differently. Here’s #82C679 as they’d see it.
#82C679 in use
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Body text stays dark for reading; the color carries buttons, links, and accents.
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Questions about #82C679
What color is #82C679?
#82C679 is a light, muted green, close to the color Pistachio. In RGB it’s made of 51% red, 77.6% green, and 47.5% blue. Its hue is 113°, with 40% saturation and 63% lightness, so it reads as a cool color. Black text sits best on top of it.
What is #82C679 in RGB?
#82C679 is rgb(130, 198, 121): 130 red, 198 green, and 121 blue on a 0–255 scale.
What is #82C679 in CMYK?
Roughly cmyk(34, 0, 39, 22). Print results depend on paper and press, so proof it before a big print run.
What Pantone is closest to #82C679?
PANTONE 346 C is the closest match in our list. Screen colors and ink never match perfectly; check a physical Pantone guide.
What color goes with #82C679?
Its complement #E39DEC gives the strongest contrast. For something calmer, try its analogous neighbors, or its own tints and shades above.