What color is #82C0AF?

#82C0AF is a light, desaturated spring green, closest to the named color Seaborn. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #82C0AF?

The RGB value is 130, 192, 175: 130 red, 192 green and 175 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #82C0AF?

The complementary color is #C08293, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #82C0AF?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.11:1 and white text 2.08:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#82C0AF color

#82C0AF rgb(130, 192, 175)

Shades of green

The hex color #82C0AF is a light, desaturated spring green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 51% red, 75.3% green and 68.6% blue (130, 192, 175).

Its hue angle is 164°, with 33% saturation and 63% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 32% cyan, 0% magenta, 9% yellow and 25% black.

The closest named color is Seaborn (#85C2B2), a difference of 0.7 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 10.11:1).

#82C0AF color codes

HEX	`#82C0AF`
RGB	`rgb(130, 192, 175)`
RGB percent	`rgb(51%, 75.3%, 68.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(164, 33%, 63%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(164, 32%, 75%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(32%, 0%, 9%, 25%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(73.24, -23.62, 2.24)`
CIE LCH	`lch(73.24, 23.72, 174.59)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(35.791, 45.538, 47.453)`
Decimal	`8569007`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #82C0AF, 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 #82C0AF	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.11:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.08:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#82C0AF as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.08:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.11:1	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 #82C0AF looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #82c0af; }
.text { color: #82c0af; }
.border { border: 2px solid #82c0af; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(130 192 175 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #82c0af, #82b2c0); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Medium Aquamarine.

Questions

What color is #82C0AF?: #82C0AF is a light, desaturated spring green, closest to the named color Seaborn. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #82C0AF?: The RGB value is 130, 192, 175: 130 red, 192 green and 175 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #82C0AF?: The complementary color is #C08293, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #82C0AF?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.11:1 and white text 2.08:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.