#82DFCF
Turquoise · very light cool teal
About #82DFCF
#82DFCF is a moderately saturated, very light shade in the teal family. On screen it is built from 51% red, 87% green and 81% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 42% cyan, 0% magenta, 7% yellow and 13% black. Its overall feel is cool.
Of the common colour names it is similar to Turquoise (ΔE 13.2); Seafoam comes next. Its complementary colour, directly opposite on the colour wheel, is #DF8292 — a rose gold tone that gives the strongest contrast in hue.
Designers tend to use very light tones like #82DFCF for backgrounds, page sections and subtle cards. Put black text on top of it — 13.41:1, a WCAG AAA pass.
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ΔE measures visible difference: under 2 is barely noticeable, over 10 is clearly different.
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Frequently asked questions
›What colour is #82DFCF?
#82DFCF is a moderately saturated, very light shade in the teal family. On screen it is built from 51% red, 87% green and 81% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 42% cyan, 0% magenta, 7% yellow and 13% black. Its overall feel is cool.
›What text colour should I use on #82DFCF?
Use black text. Black on #82DFCF has a contrast ratio of 13.41:1 (AAA).
›What colours go with #82DFCF?
Its complementary colour is #DF8292, and analogous partners are #82DFA1 and #82C0DF.