What color is #82BEBC?

#82BEBC is a light, desaturated cyan, closest to the named color Riverbed. It belongs to the teal family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #82BEBC?

The RGB value is 130, 190, 188: 130 red, 190 green and 188 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #82BEBC?

The complementary color is #BE8284, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #82BEBC?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.04:1 and white text 2.09:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#82BEBC color

#82BEBC rgb(130, 190, 188)

Shades of teal

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

In the RGB color model it is made of 51% red, 74.5% green and 73.7% blue (130, 190, 188).

Its hue angle is 178°, with 32% saturation and 63% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 32% cyan, 0% magenta, 1% yellow and 25% black.

The closest named color is Riverbed (#86BEBE), a difference of 1.2 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 10.04:1).

#82BEBC color codes

HEX	`#82BEBC`
RGB	`rgb(130, 190, 188)`
RGB percent	`rgb(51%, 74.5%, 73.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(178, 32%, 63%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(178, 32%, 75%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(32%, 0%, 1%, 25%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(73.02, -19.65, -5.17)`
CIE LCH	`lch(73.02, 20.32, 194.74)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(36.693, 45.201, 54.358)`
Decimal	`8568508`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #82BEBC, 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 #82BEBC	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.04:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.09:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#82BEBC as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.09:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.04:1	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 #82BEBC looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #82bebc; }
.text { color: #82bebc; }
.border { border: 2px solid #82bebc; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(130 190 188 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #82bebc, #82a2be); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Medium Turquoise.

Questions

What color is #82BEBC?: #82BEBC is a light, desaturated cyan, closest to the named color Riverbed. It belongs to the teal family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #82BEBC?: The RGB value is 130, 190, 188: 130 red, 190 green and 188 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #82BEBC?: The complementary color is #BE8284, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #82BEBC?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.04:1 and white text 2.09:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.