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#82E8E3 Color

#82E8E3 is rgb(130, 232, 227) in RGB, hsl(177, 69%, 71%) in HSL, and about cmyk(44%, 0%, 2%, 9%) 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 9.07. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#82E8E3
HEX#82E8E3
RGBrgb(130, 232, 227)
HSLhsl(177, 69%, 71%)
HSVhsv(177, 44%, 91%)
CMYKcmyk(44%, 0%, 2%, 9%)
OKLCHoklch(86.8% 0.096 191.4)
LABlab(85.74% -32.08 -7.38)
LCHlch(85.74% 32.92 192.96)

What #82E8E3 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 #82E8E3, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Middle Blue Green#8DD9CCΔE 9.07Electric Blue#7DF9FFΔE 9.1Pale Robin Egg Blue#96DED1ΔE 9.35Waterspout#A4F4F9ΔE 9.89Aquamarine (Crayola)#95E0E8ΔE 10.44Medium Turquoise#48D1CCΔE 11.54

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

#82E8E3 Channel Values

How #82E8E3 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 232 · B 2278-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 177° · S 69% · L 71%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 177° · S 44% · V 91%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 44% · M 0% · Y 2% · K 9%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance1.44:1 vs white · 14.6:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #82E8E3 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 text1.44:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text14.6:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #82E8E3 in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #82E8E3

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #82E8E3; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#82E8E3
Complementary
#E88287
Analogous
#82E8B0
Analogous
#82BAE8
Triadic
#E382E8
Triadic
#E8E382
Split comp.
#E882BA
Split comp.
#E8B082

Tints & Shades of #82E8E3

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

#93EBE7
#A5EEEB
#B6F2EF
#C3F4F1
#D4F7F5
#E5FAF9

Shades

#57E0D9
#30D9D1
#21B5AE
#1A8E88
#12635F
#0B3C3A

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #82E8E3.

How #82E8E3 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#82E8E3
Protanopia#DBDBE3
Protanomaly#BEE0E3
Deuteranopia#CECEE5
Deuteranomaly#B4D9E4
Tritanopia#83E7E7
Tritanomaly#83E8E6
Achromatopsia#D7D7D7

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #82E8E3 in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-82e8e3: #82E8E3;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #82E8E3;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-82e8e3': '#82E8E3' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.510, green: 0.910, blue: 0.890)
Android XML<color name="color_82e8e3">#82E8E3</color>
SVG fillfill="#82E8E3"

More Teal Colors

#82E8E3 sits in the teal family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

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#82E8E3 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #82E8E3?

#82E8E3 is a light teal — rgb(130, 232, 227) in RGB and hsl(177, 69%, 71%) 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 9.07.

What is the RGB value of #82E8E3?

#82E8E3 is rgb(130, 232, 227) — red 130, green 232, and blue 227 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #82E8E3?

#82E8E3 converts to approximately cmyk(44%, 0%, 2%, 9%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #82E8E3 be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #82E8E3 scores 1.44:1 against white and 14.6:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #82E8E3 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #82E8E3 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 mediumturquoise (#48D1CC) at a CIE76 distance of 11.54, which is visibly different.

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