What color is #82A8A8?

#82A8A8 is a grayish cyan, closest to the named color Harbour Mist. It belongs to the teal family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #82A8A8?

The RGB value is 130, 168, 168: 130 red, 168 green and 168 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #82A8A8?

The complementary color is #A88282, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #82A8A8?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.12:1 and white text 2.59:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#82A8A8 color

#82A8A8 rgb(130, 168, 168)

Shades of teal

The hex color #82A8A8 is a grayish cyan.

In the RGB color model it is made of 51% red, 65.9% green and 65.9% blue (130, 168, 168).

Its hue angle is 180°, with 18% saturation and 58% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 23% cyan, 0% magenta, 0% yellow and 34% black.

The closest named color is Harbour Mist (#88AAAA), a difference of 1.3 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.12:1).

#82A8A8 color codes

HEX	`#82A8A8`
RGB	`rgb(130, 168, 168)`
RGB percent	`rgb(51%, 65.9%, 65.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(180, 18%, 58%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(180, 23%, 66%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(23%, 0%, 0%, 34%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(66.2, -12.82, -4.23)`
CIE LCH	`lch(66.2, 13.5, 198.25)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(30.274, 35.577, 42.31)`
Decimal	`8562856`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #82A8A8, 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 #82A8A8	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.12:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.59:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#82A8A8 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.59:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.12:1	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 #82A8A8 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #82a8a8; }
.text { color: #82a8a8; }
.border { border: 2px solid #82a8a8; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(130 168 168 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #82a8a8, #8295a8); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Cadet Blue.

Questions

What color is #82A8A8?: #82A8A8 is a grayish cyan, closest to the named color Harbour Mist. It belongs to the teal family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #82A8A8?: The RGB value is 130, 168, 168: 130 red, 168 green and 168 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #82A8A8?: The complementary color is #A88282, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #82A8A8?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.12:1 and white text 2.59:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.