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#82AEB0 Color

#82AEB0 is rgb(130, 174, 176) in RGB, hsl(183, 23%, 60%) in HSL, and about cmyk(26%, 1%, 0%, 31%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Pewter Blue (#8BA8B7), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 8.84. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#82AEB0
HEX#82AEB0
RGBrgb(130, 174, 176)
HSLhsl(183, 23%, 60%)
HSVhsv(183, 26%, 69%)
CMYKcmyk(26%, 1%, 0%, 31%)
OKLCHoklch(72% 0.047 199.7)
LABlab(67.98% -14.92 -6.09)
LCHlch(67.98% 16.11 202.20)

What #82AEB0 Is Called

Most hex codes have no name: there are 16.7 million of them and a few thousand registered names. These are the named colors nearest to #82AEB0, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Pewter Blue#8BA8B7ΔE 8.84Cadet Blue#5F9EA0ΔE 9.29Morning Blue#8DA399ΔE 10.54Green Sheen#6EAEA1ΔE 10.72Cadet Gray#91A3B0ΔE 11.07Opal#A8C3BCΔE 11.6

Browse the full index of named colors A-Z or every teal in the library.

#82AEB0 Channel Values

How #82AEB0 breaks down in each color model. Hue is measured in degrees around the color wheel; saturation, lightness, and the CMYK inks are percentages.

ModelChannelsNotes
RGBR 130 · G 174 · B 1768-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 183° · S 23% · L 60%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 183° · S 26% · V 69%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 26% · M 1% · Y 0% · K 31%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance2.43:1 vs white · 8.63:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #82AEB0 background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1. Contrast is one check, not a full accessibility review.

Fails AAWhite text2.43:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text8.63:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #82AEB0 in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #82AEB0

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #82AEB0; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#82AEB0
Complementary
#B08482
Analogous
#82B09B
Analogous
#8297B0
Triadic
#B082AE
Triadic
#AEB082
Split comp.
#B08297
Split comp.
#B09B82

Tints & Shades of #82AEB0

Lighter tints and darker shades built by moving the lightness channel while holding hue and saturation, which is what you want for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

Tints

#91B8BA
#A4C4C6
#B4CED0
#C7DBDC
#D6E5E5
#E9F1F1

Shades

#689EA1
#56878A
#476F71
#375658
#273E3F
#182526

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #82AEB0.

How #82AEB0 Looks with Color Vision Deficiency

Simulated with the Viénot, Brettel & Mollon LMS projection model. Anomalous types are rendered as partial versions of the matching dichromacy, which is an approximation rather than a per-person clinical model.

Typical#82AEB0
Protanopia#A8A8B0
Protanomaly#9AAAB0
Deuteranopia#A1A1B1
Deuteranomaly#96A6B1
Tritanopia#82AEAE
Tritanomaly#82AEAF
Achromatopsia#A6A6A6

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #82AEB0 in Code

Copy-ready declarations for the places this color usually ends up.

CSS custom property--color-82aeb0: #82AEB0;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #82AEB0;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-82aeb0': '#82AEB0' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.510, green: 0.682, blue: 0.690)
Android XML<color name="color_82aeb0">#82AEB0</color>
SVG fillfill="#82AEB0"

More Teal Colors

#82AEB0 sits in the teal family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

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#82AEB0 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #82AEB0?

#82AEB0 is a light teal — rgb(130, 174, 176) in RGB and hsl(183, 23%, 60%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Pewter Blue (#8BA8B7), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 8.84.

What is the RGB value of #82AEB0?

#82AEB0 is rgb(130, 174, 176) — red 130, green 174, and blue 176 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #82AEB0?

#82AEB0 converts to approximately cmyk(26%, 1%, 0%, 31%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #82AEB0 be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #82AEB0 scores 2.43:1 against white and 8.63:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #82AEB0 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #82AEB0 is not one of the CSS color keywords, so it has to be written as a hex, rgb() or hsl() value. The closest keyword is cadetblue (#5F9EA0) at a CIE76 distance of 9.29, which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side.

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