What color is #82DCB9?

#82DCB9 is a light, moderate spring green, closest to the named color Light Teal. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #82DCB9?

The RGB value is 130, 220, 185: 130 red, 220 green and 185 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #82DCB9?

The complementary color is #DC82A5, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #82DCB9?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 12.89:1 and white text 1.63:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#82DCB9 color

#82DCB9 rgb(130, 220, 185)

Shades of green

The hex color #82DCB9 is a light, moderate spring green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 51% red, 86.3% green and 72.5% blue (130, 220, 185).

Its hue angle is 157°, with 56% saturation and 69% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 41% cyan, 0% magenta, 16% yellow and 14% black.

The closest named color is Light Teal (#90E4C1), a difference of 2.2 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 12.89:1).

#82DCB9 color codes

HEX	`#82DCB9`
RGB	`rgb(130, 220, 185)`
RGB percent	`rgb(51%, 86.3%, 72.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(157, 56%, 69%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(157, 41%, 86%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(41%, 0%, 16%, 14%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(81.53, -34.91, 8.81)`
CIE LCH	`lch(81.53, 36, 165.84)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(43.553, 59.432, 55.066)`
Decimal	`8576185`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #82DCB9, 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 #82DCB9	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	12.89:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.63:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#82DCB9 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.63:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	12.89:1	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 #82DCB9 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #82dcb9; }
.text { color: #82dcb9; }
.border { border: 2px solid #82dcb9; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(130 220 185 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #82dcb9, #82d2dc); }

Background

Text color

Border

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Questions

What color is #82DCB9?: #82DCB9 is a light, moderate spring green, closest to the named color Light Teal. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #82DCB9?: The RGB value is 130, 220, 185: 130 red, 220 green and 185 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #82DCB9?: The complementary color is #DC82A5, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #82DCB9?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 12.89:1 and white text 1.63:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.