What color is #82DFAB?

#82DFAB is a light, moderate green, closest to the named color Jovial Jade. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #82DFAB?

The RGB value is 130, 223, 171: 130 red, 223 green and 171 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #82DFAB?

The complementary color is #DF82B6, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #82DFAB?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 13.09:1 and white text 1.6:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#82DFAB color

#82DFAB rgb(130, 223, 171)

Shades of green

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

In the RGB color model it is made of 51% red, 87.5% green and 67.1% blue (130, 223, 171).

Its hue angle is 146°, with 59% saturation and 69% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 42% cyan, 0% magenta, 23% yellow and 13% black.

The closest named color is Jovial Jade (#88DDAA), a difference of 1 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 13.09:1).

#82DFAB color codes

HEX	`#82DFAB`
RGB	`rgb(130, 223, 171)`
RGB percent	`rgb(51%, 87.5%, 67.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(146, 59%, 69%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(146, 42%, 87%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(42%, 0%, 23%, 13%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(82.09, -39.13, 16.98)`
CIE LCH	`lch(82.09, 42.65, 156.54)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(42.941, 60.459, 47.927)`
Decimal	`8576939`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #82DFAB, 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 #82DFAB	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	13.09:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.6:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#82DFAB as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.6:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	13.09:1	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 #82DFAB looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #82dfab; }
.text { color: #82dfab; }
.border { border: 2px solid #82dfab; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(130 223 171 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #82dfab, #82dfda); }

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Questions

What color is #82DFAB?: #82DFAB is a light, moderate green, closest to the named color Jovial Jade. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #82DFAB?: The RGB value is 130, 223, 171: 130 red, 223 green and 171 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #82DFAB?: The complementary color is #DF82B6, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #82DFAB?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 13.09:1 and white text 1.6:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.