What color is #82BAB4?

#82BAB4 is a desaturated spring green, closest to the named color Riverbed. It belongs to the teal family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #82BAB4?

The RGB value is 130, 186, 180: 130 red, 186 green and 180 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #82BAB4?

The complementary color is #BA8288, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #82BAB4?

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.

#82BAB4 color

#82BAB4 rgb(130, 186, 180)

Shades of teal

The hex color #82BAB4 is a desaturated spring green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 51% red, 72.9% green and 70.6% blue (130, 186, 180).

Its hue angle is 174°, with 29% saturation and 62% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 30% cyan, 0% magenta, 3% yellow and 27% black.

The closest named color is Riverbed (#86BEBE), a difference of 2.8 ΔE, a small difference.

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

#82BAB4 color codes

HEX	`#82BAB4`
RGB	`rgb(130, 186, 180)`
RGB percent	`rgb(51%, 72.9%, 70.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(174, 29%, 62%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(174, 30%, 73%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(30%, 0%, 3%, 27%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(71.66, -19.47, -2.81)`
CIE LCH	`lch(71.66, 19.67, 188.2)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(35, 43.157, 49.657)`
Decimal	`8567476`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #82BAB4, 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 #82BAB4	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.63:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.18:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#82BAB4 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 #82BAB4 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #82bab4; }
.text { color: #82bab4; }
.border { border: 2px solid #82bab4; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(130 186 180 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #82bab4, #82a4ba); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Cadet Blue.

Questions

What color is #82BAB4?: #82BAB4 is a desaturated spring green, closest to the named color Riverbed. It belongs to the teal family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #82BAB4?: The RGB value is 130, 186, 180: 130 red, 186 green and 180 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #82BAB4?: The complementary color is #BA8288, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #82BAB4?: 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.