What color is #82D5D5?

#82D5D5 is a light, desaturated cyan, closest to the named color Cold Blue. It belongs to the teal family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #82D5D5?

The RGB value is 130, 213, 213: 130 red, 213 green and 213 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #82D5D5?

The complementary color is #D58282, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #82D5D5?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 12.43:1 and white text 1.69:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#82D5D5 color

#82D5D5 rgb(130, 213, 213)

Shades of teal

The hex color #82D5D5 is a light, desaturated cyan.

In the RGB color model it is made of 51% red, 83.5% green and 83.5% blue (130, 213, 213).

Its hue angle is 180°, with 50% saturation and 67% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 39% cyan, 0% magenta, 0% yellow and 16% black.

The closest named color is Cold Blue (#88DDDD), a difference of 1.9 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 12.43:1).

#82D5D5 color codes

HEX	`#82D5D5`
RGB	`rgb(130, 213, 213)`
RGB percent	`rgb(51%, 83.5%, 83.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(180, 50%, 67%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(180, 39%, 84%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(39%, 0%, 0%, 16%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(80.26, -25.18, -7.96)`
CIE LCH	`lch(80.26, 26.41, 197.54)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(45.006, 57.135, 71.594)`
Decimal	`8574421`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #82D5D5, 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 #82D5D5	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	12.43:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.69:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#82D5D5 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.69:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	12.43:1	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 #82D5D5 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #82d5d5; }
.text { color: #82d5d5; }
.border { border: 2px solid #82d5d5; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(130 213 213 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #82d5d5, #82acd5); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Medium Turquoise.

Questions

What color is #82D5D5?: #82D5D5 is a light, desaturated cyan, closest to the named color Cold Blue. It belongs to the teal family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #82D5D5?: The RGB value is 130, 213, 213: 130 red, 213 green and 213 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #82D5D5?: The complementary color is #D58282, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #82D5D5?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 12.43:1 and white text 1.69:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.