Palettes / Colors / #82CDCF

#82CDCF — Light Muted Teal

#82CDCF is a teal color we call Light 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 #82CDCF 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.

#82CDCF 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 #CF8481; it also sits naturally between #81CFAB and #81A6CF. 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 80% · Blue 81%

Cyan 37% · Magenta 1% · Yellow 0% · Key 19%

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

Previews

CSS code for #82CDCF

.text { color: #82CDCF; }
.background { background-color: #82CDCF; }
.border { border: 3px solid #82CDCF; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(130, 205, 207); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(182, 45%, 66%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #82CDCF; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(130, 205, 207, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #82CDCF; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(130, 205, 207, 0.8); }

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

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #CF8481:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #82CDCF: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #82CDCF

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 #82CDCF 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 #82CDCF 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

← #82CDCE  ·  #82CDD0 →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #82CDCF?

#82CDCF is Light Muted Teal, a teal color (RGB 130, 205, 207). Its closest standard named color is SkyBlue.

What is the RGB and HSL of #82CDCF?

#82CDCF is RGB 130, 205, 207 — HSL 182°, 45%, 66% — CMYK 37%, 1%, 0%, 19%.

What colors go with #82CDCF?

Its complement is #CF8481; analogous partners are #81CFAB and #81A6CF. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #82CDCF for text?

Black text on #82CDCF has a contrast ratio of 11.58:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.81:1.