What color is #82DDEC?

#82DDEC is a light, moderate cyan, closest to the named color Water Nymph. It belongs to the teal family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #82DDEC?

The RGB value is 130, 221, 236: 130 red, 221 green and 236 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #82DDEC?

The complementary color is #EC9182, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #82DDEC?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 13.5:1 and white text 1.56:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#82DDEC color

#82DDEC rgb(130, 221, 236)

Shades of teal

The hex color #82DDEC is a light, moderate cyan.

In the RGB color model it is made of 51% red, 86.7% green and 92.5% blue (130, 221, 236).

Its hue angle is 188°, with 74% saturation and 72% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 45% cyan, 6% magenta, 0% yellow and 7% black.

The closest named color is Water Nymph (#81D0DF), a difference of 3.2 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 13.5:1).

#82DDEC color codes

HEX	`#82DDEC`
RGB	`rgb(130, 221, 236)`
RGB percent	`rgb(51%, 86.7%, 92.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(188, 74%, 72%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(188, 45%, 93%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(45%, 6%, 0%, 7%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(83.18, -23.36, -15.82)`
CIE LCH	`lch(83.18, 28.22, 214.11)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(50.197, 62.511, 88.761)`
Decimal	`8576492`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #82DDEC, 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 #82DDEC	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	13.5:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.56:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#82DDEC as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.56:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	13.5:1	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 #82DDEC looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #82ddec; }
.text { color: #82ddec; }
.border { border: 2px solid #82ddec; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(130 221 236 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #82ddec, #82a8ec); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Powder Blue.

Questions

What color is #82DDEC?: #82DDEC is a light, moderate cyan, closest to the named color Water Nymph. It belongs to the teal family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #82DDEC?: The RGB value is 130, 221, 236: 130 red, 221 green and 236 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #82DDEC?: The complementary color is #EC9182, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #82DDEC?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 13.5:1 and white text 1.56:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.