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#82C9BA Color

#82C9BA is rgb(130, 201, 186) in RGB, hsl(167, 40%, 65%) in HSL, and about cmyk(35%, 0%, 7%, 21%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Middle Blue Green (#8DD9CC), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 5.79. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#82C9BA
HEX#82C9BA
RGBrgb(130, 201, 186)
HSLhsl(167, 40%, 65%)
HSVhsv(167, 35%, 79%)
CMYKcmyk(35%, 0%, 7%, 21%)
OKLCHoklch(78.5% 0.075 179.4)
LABlab(75.96% -25.79 0.07)
LCHlch(75.96% 25.79 179.84)

What #82C9BA 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 #82C9BA, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Middle Blue Green#8DD9CCΔE 5.79Pearl Aqua#88D8C0ΔE 7.13Pale Robin Egg Blue#96DED1ΔE 7.6Green Sheen#6EAEA1ΔE 9.68Turquoise Green#A0D6B4ΔE 12.32Polished Pine#5DA493ΔE 13.7

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

#82C9BA Channel Values

How #82C9BA 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 201 · B 1868-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 167° · S 40% · L 65%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 167° · S 35% · V 79%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 35% · M 0% · Y 7% · K 21%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance1.91:1 vs white · 11.01:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #82C9BA 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 text1.91:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text11.01:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #82C9BA in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #82C9BA

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #82C9BA; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#82C9BA
Complementary
#C98292
Analogous
#82C996
Analogous
#82B5C9
Triadic
#BA82C9
Triadic
#C9BA82
Split comp.
#C982B5
Split comp.
#C99682

Tints & Shades of #82C9BA

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

#94D1C4
#A2D7CC
#B4DFD6
#C6E7DF
#D8EEE9
#E6F4F1

Shades

#62BCA8
#49AB96
#3C8B7A
#2E6B5E
#204B42
#142E29

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #82C9BA.

How #82C9BA 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#82C9BA
Protanopia#BFBFBA
Protanomaly#AAC3BA
Deuteranopia#B5B5BC
Deuteranomaly#A3BEBB
Tritanopia#85C7C7
Tritanomaly#84C8C2
Achromatopsia#BCBCBC

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #82C9BA in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-82c9ba: #82C9BA;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #82C9BA;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-82c9ba': '#82C9BA' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.510, green: 0.788, blue: 0.729)
Android XML<color name="color_82c9ba">#82C9BA</color>
SVG fillfill="#82C9BA"

More Green Colors

#82C9BA sits in the green family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

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#82C9BA Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #82C9BA?

#82C9BA is a light green — rgb(130, 201, 186) in RGB and hsl(167, 40%, 65%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Middle Blue Green (#8DD9CC), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 5.79.

What is the RGB value of #82C9BA?

#82C9BA is rgb(130, 201, 186) — red 130, green 201, and blue 186 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #82C9BA?

#82C9BA converts to approximately cmyk(35%, 0%, 7%, 21%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #82C9BA be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #82C9BA scores 1.91:1 against white and 11.01:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #82C9BA as a CSS color keyword?

No. #82C9BA 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 mediumaquamarine (#66CDAA) at a CIE76 distance of 14.26, which is visibly different.

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