What color is #82DBCC?

#82DBCC is a light, moderate spring green known as Shimmering Blue. It belongs to the teal family of colors.

What is the RGB value of Shimmering Blue?

The RGB value is 130, 219, 204: 130 red, 219 green and 204 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of Shimmering Blue?

The complementary color is #DB8291, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #82DBCC?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 12.95:1 and white text 1.62:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

Shimmering Blue color: hex code #82DBCC

#82DBCC rgb(130, 219, 204)

Shades of teal

Shimmering Blue has the hex code #82DBCC. It is a light, moderate spring green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 51% red, 85.9% green and 80% blue (130, 219, 204).

Its hue angle is 170°, with 55% saturation and 68% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 41% cyan, 0% magenta, 7% yellow and 14% black.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 12.95:1).

Shimmering Blue (#82DBCC) color codes

HEX	`#82DBCC`
RGB	`rgb(130, 219, 204)`
RGB percent	`rgb(51%, 85.9%, 80%)`
HSL	`hsl(170, 55%, 68%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(170, 41%, 86%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(41%, 0%, 7%, 14%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(81.71, -30.22, -1.01)`
CIE LCH	`lch(81.71, 30.24, 181.92)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(45.432, 59.765, 66.257)`
Decimal	`8575948`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with Shimmering Blue, based on their position on the color wheel.

Complementary

The color opposite on the color wheel (180°). Strongest contrast.

Analogous

Neighbors 30° either side. Calm, natural combinations.

Split complementary

The two colors next to the complement (150° and 210°).

Triadic

Three colors evenly spaced, 120° apart.

Tetradic (square)

Four colors 90° apart.

Shades, tints and tones

Shades (darker, mixed with black)

Tints (lighter, mixed with white)

Tones (mixed with gray)

Contrast and accessibility

Text on #82DBCC	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	12.95:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.62:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#82DBCC as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.62:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	12.95:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

WCAG 2 asks for 4.5:1 for normal text (AA), 7:1 for AAA, and 3:1 for large text. Check other pairs.

Color blindness simulation

How #82DBCC looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #82dbcc; }
.text { color: #82dbcc; }
.border { border: 2px solid #82dbcc; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(130 219 204 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #82dbcc, #82bddb); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Turquoise.

See #82DBCC on its hex code page

Questions

What color is #82DBCC?: #82DBCC is a light, moderate spring green known as Shimmering Blue. It belongs to the teal family of colors.
What is the RGB value of Shimmering Blue?: The RGB value is 130, 219, 204: 130 red, 219 green and 204 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of Shimmering Blue?: The complementary color is #DB8291, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #82DBCC?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 12.95:1 and white text 1.62:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.