#82BAB5 Color

#82BAB5 is rgb(130, 186, 181) in RGB, hsl(175, 29%, 62%) in HSL, and about cmyk(30%, 0%, 3%, 27%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Green Sheen (#6EAEA1), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 7.28. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#82BAB5

HEX#82BAB5

RGBrgb(130, 186, 181)

HSLhsl(175, 29%, 62%)

HSVhsv(175, 30%, 73%)

CMYKcmyk(30%, 0%, 3%, 27%)

OKLCHoklch(74.9% 0.059 189)

LABlab(71.53% -19.77 -3.63)

LCHlch(71.53% 20.10 190.41)

What #82BAB5 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 #82BAB5, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Green Sheen#6EAEA1ΔE 7.28 Opal#A8C3BCΔE 11.26 Cadet Blue#5F9EA0ΔE 11.42 Middle Blue Green#8DD9CCΔE 12.32 Polished Pine#5DA493ΔE 12.51 Cambridge Blue#A3C1ADΔE 12.58

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#82BAB5 Channel Values

How #82BAB5 breaks down in each color model. Hue is measured in degrees around the color wheel; saturation, lightness, and the CMYK inks are percentages.

Model	Channels	Notes
RGB	R 130 · G 186 · B 181	8-bit channels as sent to the display
HSL	H 175° · S 29% · L 62%	Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSV	H 175° · S 30% · V 73%	Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYK	C 30% · M 0% · Y 3% · K 27%	Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance	2.18:1 vs white · 9.64:1 vs black	WCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #82BAB5 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 text2.18:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

TextBlack text9.64:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

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Colors That Go With #82BAB5

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #82BAB5; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

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Tints & Shades of #82BAB5

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.

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Shades

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How #82BAB5 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#82BAB5

Protanopia#B2B2B5

Protanomaly#A1B5B5

Deuteranopia#AAAAB6

Deuteranomaly#9CB1B6

Tritanopia#83B9B9

Tritanomaly#83BAB8

Achromatopsia#B0B0B0

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Using #82BAB5 in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-82bab5: #82BAB5;

CSS backgroundbackground-color: #82BAB5;

Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-82bab5': '#82BAB5' }

SwiftUIColor(red: 0.510, green: 0.729, blue: 0.710)

Android XML<color name="color_82bab5">#82BAB5</color>

SVG fillfill="#82BAB5"

More Teal Colors

#82BAB5 sits in the teal family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

002424 f5ffff 002a38 f0ffff 002d2e eefbfb 003333 ecfeff 003542 ecf7f9 003838 ebffff 006466 009999 00ebeb 0d1616 192929 24fbff 36747d 50bfe6 73a9c2 8dd9cc aec6cf ccffff

#82BAB5 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #82BAB5?

#82BAB5 is a light teal — rgb(130, 186, 181) in RGB and hsl(175, 29%, 62%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Green Sheen (#6EAEA1), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 7.28.

What is the RGB value of #82BAB5?

#82BAB5 is rgb(130, 186, 181) — red 130, green 186, and blue 181 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #82BAB5?

#82BAB5 converts to approximately cmyk(30%, 0%, 3%, 27%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #82BAB5 be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #82BAB5 scores 2.18:1 against white and 9.64:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #82BAB5 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #82BAB5 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 11.42, which is visibly different.

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