What color is #82AFA8?

#82AFA8 is a grayish spring green, closest to the named color Treetop. It belongs to the teal family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #82AFA8?

The RGB value is 130, 175, 168: 130 red, 175 green and 168 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #82AFA8?

The complementary color is #AF8289, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #82AFA8?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.65:1 and white text 2.43:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#82AFA8 color

#82AFA8 rgb(130, 175, 168)

Shades of teal

The hex color #82AFA8 is a grayish spring green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 51% red, 68.6% green and 65.9% blue (130, 175, 168).

Its hue angle is 171°, with 22% saturation and 60% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 26% cyan, 0% magenta, 4% yellow and 31% black.

The closest named color is Treetop (#91B6AC), a difference of 3.2 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.65:1).

#82AFA8 color codes

HEX	`#82AFA8`
RGB	`rgb(130, 175, 168)`
RGB percent	`rgb(51%, 68.6%, 65.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(171, 22%, 60%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(171, 26%, 69%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(26%, 0%, 4%, 31%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(68.19, -16.51, -1.3)`
CIE LCH	`lch(68.19, 16.56, 184.49)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(31.602, 38.232, 42.753)`
Decimal	`8564648`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #82AFA8, 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 #82AFA8	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.65:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.43:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#82AFA8 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.43:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.65:1	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 #82AFA8 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #82afa8; }
.text { color: #82afa8; }
.border { border: 2px solid #82afa8; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(130 175 168 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #82afa8, #829faf); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Cadet Blue.

Questions

What color is #82AFA8?: #82AFA8 is a grayish spring green, closest to the named color Treetop. It belongs to the teal family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #82AFA8?: The RGB value is 130, 175, 168: 130 red, 175 green and 168 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #82AFA8?: The complementary color is #AF8289, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #82AFA8?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.65:1 and white text 2.43:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.