What color is #82C1BF?

#82C1BF 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 #82C1BF?

The RGB value is 130, 193, 191: 130 red, 193 green and 191 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #82C1BF?

The complementary color is #C18284, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #82C1BF?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.33:1 and white text 2.03:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#82C1BF color

#82C1BF rgb(130, 193, 191)

Shades of teal

The hex color #82C1BF is a light, desaturated cyan.

In the RGB color model it is made of 51% red, 75.7% green and 74.9% blue (130, 193, 191).

Its hue angle is 178°, with 34% saturation and 63% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 33% cyan, 0% magenta, 1% yellow and 24% black.

The closest named color is Riverbed (#86BEBE), a difference of 1.7 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 10.33:1).

#82C1BF color codes

HEX	`#82C1BF`
RGB	`rgb(130, 193, 191)`
RGB percent	`rgb(51%, 75.7%, 74.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(178, 34%, 63%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(178, 33%, 76%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(33%, 0%, 1%, 24%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(73.96, -20.47, -5.42)`
CIE LCH	`lch(73.96, 21.18, 194.82)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(37.677, 46.645, 56.298)`
Decimal	`8569279`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #82C1BF, 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 #82C1BF	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.33:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.03:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#82C1BF as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.03:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.33:1	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 #82C1BF looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #82c1bf; }
.text { color: #82c1bf; }
.border { border: 2px solid #82c1bf; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(130 193 191 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #82c1bf, #82a4c1); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Medium Turquoise.

Questions

What color is #82C1BF?: #82C1BF 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 #82C1BF?: The RGB value is 130, 193, 191: 130 red, 193 green and 191 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #82C1BF?: The complementary color is #C18284, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #82C1BF?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.33:1 and white text 2.03:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.