What color is #82B4AD?

#82B4AD is a desaturated spring green, closest to the named color Treetop. It belongs to the teal family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #82B4AD?

The RGB value is 130, 180, 173: 130 red, 180 green and 173 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #82B4AD?

The complementary color is #B48289, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #82B4AD?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.08:1 and white text 2.31:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#82B4AD color

#82B4AD rgb(130, 180, 173)

Shades of teal

The hex color #82B4AD is a desaturated spring green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 51% red, 70.6% green and 67.8% blue (130, 180, 173).

Its hue angle is 172°, with 25% saturation and 61% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 28% cyan, 0% magenta, 4% yellow and 29% black.

The closest named color is Treetop (#91B6AC), a difference of 3.3 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.08:1).

#82B4AD color codes

HEX	`#82B4AD`
RGB	`rgb(130, 180, 173)`
RGB percent	`rgb(51%, 70.6%, 67.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(172, 25%, 61%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(172, 28%, 71%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(28%, 0%, 4%, 29%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(69.76, -17.98, -1.76)`
CIE LCH	`lch(69.76, 18.06, 185.59)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(33.068, 40.404, 45.583)`
Decimal	`8565933`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #82B4AD, 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 #82B4AD	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.08:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.31:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#82B4AD as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.31:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.08:1	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 #82B4AD looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #82b4ad; }
.text { color: #82b4ad; }
.border { border: 2px solid #82b4ad; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(130 180 173 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #82b4ad, #82a2b4); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Cadet Blue.

Questions

What color is #82B4AD?: #82B4AD is a desaturated spring green, closest to the named color Treetop. It belongs to the teal family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #82B4AD?: The RGB value is 130, 180, 173: 130 red, 180 green and 173 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #82B4AD?: The complementary color is #B48289, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #82B4AD?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.08:1 and white text 2.31:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.