What color is #82CDB2?

#82CDB2 is a light, desaturated spring green, closest to the named color Cabbage. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #82CDB2?

The RGB value is 130, 205, 178: 130 red, 205 green and 178 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #82CDB2?

The complementary color is #CD829D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #82CDB2?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.32:1 and white text 1.85:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#82CDB2 color

#82CDB2 rgb(130, 205, 178)

Shades of green

The hex color #82CDB2 is a light, desaturated spring green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 51% red, 80.4% green and 69.8% blue (130, 205, 178).

Its hue angle is 158°, with 43% saturation and 66% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 37% cyan, 0% magenta, 13% yellow and 20% black.

The closest named color is Cabbage (#87D7BE), a difference of 2.6 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 11.32:1).

#82CDB2 color codes

HEX	`#82CDB2`
RGB	`rgb(130, 205, 178)`
RGB percent	`rgb(51%, 80.4%, 69.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(158, 43%, 66%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(158, 37%, 80%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(37%, 0%, 13%, 20%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(77.05, -29.32, 6.12)`
CIE LCH	`lch(77.05, 29.96, 168.21)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(39.07, 51.62, 50.016)`
Decimal	`8572338`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #82CDB2, 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 #82CDB2	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	11.32:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.85:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#82CDB2 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.85:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	11.32:1	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 #82CDB2 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #82cdb2; }
.text { color: #82cdb2; }
.border { border: 2px solid #82cdb2; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(130 205 178 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #82cdb2, #82c3cd); }

Background

Text color

Border

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Questions

What color is #82CDB2?: #82CDB2 is a light, desaturated spring green, closest to the named color Cabbage. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #82CDB2?: The RGB value is 130, 205, 178: 130 red, 205 green and 178 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #82CDB2?: The complementary color is #CD829D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #82CDB2?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.32:1 and white text 1.85:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.