What color is #82ADAC?

#82ADAC 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 #82ADAC?

The RGB value is 130, 173, 172: 130 red, 173 green and 172 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #82ADAC?

The complementary color is #AD8283, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #82ADAC?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.52:1 and white text 2.46:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#82ADAC color

#82ADAC rgb(130, 173, 172)

Shades of teal

The hex color #82ADAC is a grayish cyan.

In the RGB color model it is made of 51% red, 67.8% green and 67.5% blue (130, 173, 172).

Its hue angle is 179°, with 21% saturation and 59% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 25% cyan, 0% magenta, 1% yellow and 32% black.

The closest named color is Harbour Mist (#88AAAA), a difference of 2.4 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.52:1).

#82ADAC color codes

HEX	`#82ADAC`
RGB	`rgb(130, 173, 172)`
RGB percent	`rgb(51%, 67.8%, 67.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(179, 21%, 59%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(179, 25%, 68%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(25%, 0%, 1%, 32%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(67.73, -14.56, -4.18)`
CIE LCH	`lch(67.73, 15.15, 196.04)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(31.594, 37.61, 44.617)`
Decimal	`8564140`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #82ADAC, 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 #82ADAC	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.52:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.46:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#82ADAC as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.46:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.52:1	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 #82ADAC looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #82adac; }
.text { color: #82adac; }
.border { border: 2px solid #82adac; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(130 173 172 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #82adac, #8299ad); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Cadet Blue.

Questions

What color is #82ADAC?: #82ADAC 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 #82ADAC?: The RGB value is 130, 173, 172: 130 red, 173 green and 172 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #82ADAC?: The complementary color is #AD8283, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #82ADAC?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.52:1 and white text 2.46:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.