What color is #82DACD?

#82DACD is a light, moderate spring green, closest to the named color Shimmering Blue. It belongs to the teal family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #82DACD?

The RGB value is 130, 218, 205: 130 red, 218 green and 205 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #82DACD?

The complementary color is #DA828F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #82DACD?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 12.86:1 and white text 1.63:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#82DACD color

#82DACD rgb(130, 218, 205)

Shades of teal

The hex color #82DACD is a light, moderate spring green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 51% red, 85.5% green and 80.4% blue (130, 218, 205).

Its hue angle is 171°, with 54% saturation and 68% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 40% cyan, 0% magenta, 6% yellow and 15% black.

The closest named color is Shimmering Blue (#82DBCC), a difference of 0.7 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 12.86:1).

#82DACD color codes

HEX	`#82DACD`
RGB	`rgb(130, 218, 205)`
RGB percent	`rgb(51%, 85.5%, 80.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(171, 54%, 68%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(171, 40%, 85%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(40%, 0%, 6%, 15%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(81.45, -29.51, -1.92)`
CIE LCH	`lch(81.45, 29.58, 183.73)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(45.293, 59.293, 66.804)`
Decimal	`8575693`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #82DACD, 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 #82DACD	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	12.86:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.63:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#82DACD as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.63:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	12.86:1	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 #82DACD looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #82dacd; }
.text { color: #82dacd; }
.border { border: 2px solid #82dacd; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(130 218 205 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #82dacd, #82bbda); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Turquoise.

Questions

What color is #82DACD?: #82DACD is a light, moderate spring green, closest to the named color Shimmering Blue. It belongs to the teal family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #82DACD?: The RGB value is 130, 218, 205: 130 red, 218 green and 205 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #82DACD?: The complementary color is #DA828F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #82DACD?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 12.86:1 and white text 1.63:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.