What color is #82ADAF?

#82ADAF 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 #82ADAF?

The RGB value is 130, 173, 175: 130 red, 173 green and 175 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #82ADAF?

The complementary color is #AF8482, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #82ADAF?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.55:1 and white text 2.46:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#82ADAF color

#82ADAF rgb(130, 173, 175)

Shades of teal

The hex color #82ADAF is a grayish cyan.

In the RGB color model it is made of 51% red, 67.8% green and 68.6% blue (130, 173, 175).

Its hue angle is 183°, with 22% saturation and 60% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 26% cyan, 1% magenta, 0% yellow and 31% black.

The closest named color is Harbour Mist (#88AAAA), a difference of 2.2 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.55:1).

#82ADAF color codes

HEX	`#82ADAF`
RGB	`rgb(130, 173, 175)`
RGB percent	`rgb(51%, 67.8%, 68.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(183, 22%, 60%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(183, 26%, 69%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(26%, 1%, 0%, 31%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(67.82, -13.87, -5.72)`
CIE LCH	`lch(67.82, 15, 202.41)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(31.885, 37.727, 46.151)`
Decimal	`8564143`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #82ADAF, 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 #82ADAF	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.55:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.46:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#82ADAF as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.46:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.55:1	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 #82ADAF looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #82adaf; }
.text { color: #82adaf; }
.border { border: 2px solid #82adaf; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(130 173 175 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #82adaf, #8297af); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Cadet Blue.

Questions

What color is #82ADAF?: #82ADAF 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 #82ADAF?: The RGB value is 130, 173, 175: 130 red, 173 green and 175 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #82ADAF?: The complementary color is #AF8482, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #82ADAF?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.55:1 and white text 2.46:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.