What color is #82A6A3?

#82A6A3 is a grayish spring green, closest to the named color Harbour Mist. It belongs to the teal family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #82A6A3?

The RGB value is 130, 166, 163: 130 red, 166 green and 163 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #82A6A3?

The complementary color is #A68285, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #82A6A3?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.93:1 and white text 2.65:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#82A6A3 color

#82A6A3 rgb(130, 166, 163)

Shades of teal

The hex color #82A6A3 is a grayish spring green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 51% red, 65.1% green and 63.9% blue (130, 166, 163).

Its hue angle is 175°, with 17% saturation and 58% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 22% cyan, 0% magenta, 2% yellow and 35% black.

The closest named color is Harbour Mist (#88AAAA), a difference of 2.1 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.93:1).

#82A6A3 color codes

HEX	`#82A6A3`
RGB	`rgb(130, 166, 163)`
RGB percent	`rgb(51%, 65.1%, 63.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(175, 17%, 58%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(175, 22%, 65%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(22%, 0%, 2%, 35%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(65.48, -12.88, -2.49)`
CIE LCH	`lch(65.48, 13.12, 190.93)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(29.451, 34.661, 39.782)`
Decimal	`8562339`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #82A6A3, 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 #82A6A3	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.93:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.65:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#82A6A3 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.65:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.93:1	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 #82A6A3 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #82a6a3; }
.text { color: #82a6a3; }
.border { border: 2px solid #82a6a3; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(130 166 163 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #82a6a3, #8297a6); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Cadet Blue.

Questions

What color is #82A6A3?: #82A6A3 is a grayish spring green, closest to the named color Harbour Mist. It belongs to the teal family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #82A6A3?: The RGB value is 130, 166, 163: 130 red, 166 green and 163 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #82A6A3?: The complementary color is #A68285, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #82A6A3?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.93:1 and white text 2.65:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.