Palettes / Colors / #82BFBE

#82BFBE — Muted Teal

#82BFBE is a teal color we call Muted Teal, closest to the named color SkyBlue (#87CEEB). It belongs to the teal family.

Color name

Closest CSS keyword: skyblue (#87CEEB) — not an exact match. CSS skyblue gives you #87CEEB, a different color; use #82BFBE 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.

#82BFBE 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 #BF8283; it also sits naturally between #82BFA0 and #82A2BF. 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 75%

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 #82BFBE

.text { color: #82BFBE; }
.background { background-color: #82BFBE; }
.border { border: 3px solid #82BFBE; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(130, 191, 190); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(179, 32%, 63%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #82BFBE; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(130, 191, 190, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #82BFBE; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(130, 191, 190, 0.8); }

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

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #BF8283:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #82BFBE: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #82BFBE

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 #82BFBE 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 #82BFBE 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

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Frequently asked questions

What color is #82BFBE?

#82BFBE is Muted Teal, a teal color (RGB 130, 191, 190). Its closest standard named color is SkyBlue.

What is the RGB and HSL of #82BFBE?

#82BFBE is RGB 130, 191, 190 — HSL 179°, 32%, 63% — CMYK 32%, 0%, 1%, 25%.

What colors go with #82BFBE?

Its complement is #BF8283; analogous partners are #82BFA0 and #82A2BF. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #82BFBE for text?

Black text on #82BFBE has a contrast ratio of 10.15:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 2.07:1.