What color is #82B9BE?

#82B9BE is a light, desaturated cyan, closest to the named color Misty Cold Sea. It belongs to the teal family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #82B9BE?

The RGB value is 130, 185, 190: 130 red, 185 green and 190 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #82B9BE?

The complementary color is #BE8782, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #82B9BE?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.63:1 and white text 2.18:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#82B9BE color

#82B9BE rgb(130, 185, 190)

Shades of teal

The hex color #82B9BE is a light, desaturated cyan.

In the RGB color model it is made of 51% red, 72.5% green and 74.5% blue (130, 185, 190).

Its hue angle is 185°, with 32% saturation and 63% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 32% cyan, 3% magenta, 0% yellow and 25% black.

The closest named color is Misty Cold Sea (#83BBC1), a difference of 0.7 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.63:1).

#82B9BE color codes

HEX	`#82B9BE`
RGB	`rgb(130, 185, 190)`
RGB percent	`rgb(51%, 72.5%, 74.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(185, 32%, 63%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(185, 32%, 75%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(32%, 3%, 0%, 25%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(71.66, -16.61, -8.28)`
CIE LCH	`lch(71.66, 18.56, 206.49)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(35.846, 43.159, 55.147)`
Decimal	`8567230`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #82B9BE, 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 #82B9BE	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.63:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.18:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#82B9BE as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.18:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.63:1	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 #82B9BE looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #82b9be; }
.text { color: #82b9be; }
.border { border: 2px solid #82b9be; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(130 185 190 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #82b9be, #829bbe); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Cadet Blue.

Questions

What color is #82B9BE?: #82B9BE is a light, desaturated cyan, closest to the named color Misty Cold Sea. It belongs to the teal family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #82B9BE?: The RGB value is 130, 185, 190: 130 red, 185 green and 190 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #82B9BE?: The complementary color is #BE8782, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #82B9BE?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.63:1 and white text 2.18:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.