Palettes / Colors / #82BFBD

#82BFBD — Muted Teal

#82BFBD is a teal color we call Muted Teal, closest to the named color DarkSeaGreen (#8FBC8F). It belongs to the teal family.

Color name

Closest CSS keyword: darkseagreen (#8FBC8F) — not an exact match. CSS darkseagreen gives you #8FBC8F, a different color; use #82BFBD when you need this exact shade.

Sources: common names follow widely used color-name references; CSS keywords and their hex values follow the CSS Color specification.

#82BFBD is a cool teal color associated with freshness, clarity and balance. It sits comfortably in the middle: usable for large areas in soft schemes, or as a supporting color beside something stronger.

Its strongest partner is its complement #BF8284; it also sits naturally between #82BF9F and #82A3BF. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.

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Color values

RGB & CMYK percentages

Red 51% · Green 75% · Blue 74%

Cyan 32% · Magenta 0% · Yellow 1% · Key 25%

CMYK values are unprofiled approximations for screen reference — not a print-proofing guarantee.

Previews

CSS code for #82BFBD

.text { color: #82BFBD; }
.background { background-color: #82BFBD; }
.border { border: 3px solid #82BFBD; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(130, 191, 189); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(178, 32%, 63%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #82BFBD; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(130, 191, 189, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #82BFBD; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(130, 191, 189, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#82BFBD">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#82BFBD">Div content here</div>

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #BF8284:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #82BFBD: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #82BFBD

Text set with opacity blends into the background, so its real contrast is lower than the solid ratios above. Choose a text color and an opacity to see the blended color and its true ratio:

How #82BFBD looks with color blindness

Simulated with standard Machado color-vision-deficiency matrices — useful when this color carries meaning in charts, maps or interfaces:

Closest design-system colors

The nearest matches in the Tailwind CSS, Material Design and Bootstrap palettes — handy when you need a framework class instead of a raw hex:

Palettes with a similar color

These palettes use a close neighbour of #82BFBD rather than the exact color:

Similar colors

The closest colors that actually appear in our palette collection — click any to open its page:

Browse neighbouring colors

← #82BFBC  ·  #82BFBE →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #82BFBD?

#82BFBD is Muted Teal, a teal color (RGB 130, 191, 189). Its closest standard named color is DarkSeaGreen.

What is the RGB and HSL of #82BFBD?

#82BFBD is RGB 130, 191, 189 — HSL 178°, 32%, 63% — CMYK 32%, 0%, 1%, 25%.

What colors go with #82BFBD?

Its complement is #BF8284; analogous partners are #82BF9F and #82A3BF. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #82BFBD for text?

Black text on #82BFBD has a contrast ratio of 10.14:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 2.07:1.