What color is #82B4AA?

#82B4AA is a desaturated spring green, closest to the named color Mintnight. It belongs to the teal family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #82B4AA?

The RGB value is 130, 180, 170: 130 red, 180 green and 170 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #82B4AA?

The complementary color is #B4828C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #82B4AA?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.06:1 and white text 2.32:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#82B4AA color

#82B4AA rgb(130, 180, 170)

Shades of teal

The hex color #82B4AA is a desaturated spring green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 51% red, 70.6% green and 66.7% blue (130, 180, 170).

Its hue angle is 168°, with 25% saturation and 61% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 28% cyan, 0% magenta, 6% yellow and 29% black.

The closest named color is Mintnight (#7CBBAE), a difference of 2.9 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.06:1).

#82B4AA color codes

HEX	`#82B4AA`
RGB	`rgb(130, 180, 170)`
RGB percent	`rgb(51%, 70.6%, 66.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(168, 25%, 61%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(168, 28%, 71%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(28%, 0%, 6%, 29%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(69.67, -18.65, -0.23)`
CIE LCH	`lch(69.67, 18.65, 180.7)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(32.781, 40.289, 44.072)`
Decimal	`8565930`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #82B4AA, 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 #82B4AA	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.06:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.32:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#82B4AA as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.32:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.06:1	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 #82B4AA looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #82b4aa; }
.text { color: #82b4aa; }
.border { border: 2px solid #82b4aa; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(130 180 170 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #82b4aa, #82a5b4); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Cadet Blue.

Questions

What color is #82B4AA?: #82B4AA is a desaturated spring green, closest to the named color Mintnight. It belongs to the teal family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #82B4AA?: The RGB value is 130, 180, 170: 130 red, 180 green and 170 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #82B4AA?: The complementary color is #B4828C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #82B4AA?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.06:1 and white text 2.32:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.