greenneutralCC0 survey name

Pale Teal #82CBB2

Pale Teal is a mid-tone, moderately saturated neutral color (#82CBB2; HSL 159° 41% 65%). Name from the public-domain xkcd color survey (CC0), where it was contributed as “pale teal”.

Use cases: Success states · Nature brands

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Families: Greens

Color values

FormatValue
HEX#82CBB2
RGBrgb(130, 203, 178)
HSLhsl(159, 41%, 65%)
HSVhsv(159, 36%, 80%)
OKLCHoklch(78.69% 0.082 170.5)
OKLaboklab(78.69% -0.0807 0.0136)
CMYKcmyk(36%, 0%, 12.3%, 20.4%)
XYZxyz(38.5948, 50.6697, 49.8574)
CIE-LABlab(76.5, -28.4, 5.3)
CIE-LCHlch(76.5, 28.8, 169.4°)
Luminance0.507 (WCAG relative)
/* Pale Teal */ --pale-teal: #82cbb2; color: #82cbb2; background-color: #82cbb2;

Source: xkcd color survey name (public domain, CC0). CSS keyword: paleteal.

Shade scale

Perceptual 50–950 scale, interpolated in CIE-LAB. Step 500 is the base color. Edit in the shade generator →

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Shades (toward black)

#74b59f #679f8c #5a8979 #4d7567 #416055 #354d44 #293a34 #1e2925 #131816 #000000

Tints (toward white)

#8fd0b9 #9cd6c1 #a9dbc9 #b5e0d0 #c2e5d8 #ceeae0 #daf0e7 #e7f5ef #f3faf7 #ffffff

Tones (toward gray)

#89cab3 #8fc8b4 #96c7b5 #9cc6b6 #a2c4b7 #a7c3b8 #adc1b9 #b2c0bb #b7bebc #bdbdbd

Color harmonies

Complementary

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#82CBB2
#CB829B
#82cbb2 #cb829b

Analogous

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#82CB8D
#82CBB2
#82BFCB
#82cb8d #82cbb2 #82bfcb

Triadic

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#82CBB2
#B282CB
#CBB282
#82cbb2 #b282cb #cbb282

Tetradic

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#82CBB2
#8D82CB
#CB829B
#BFCB82
#82cbb2 #8d82cb #cb829b #bfcb82

Square

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#82CBB2
#8D82CB
#CB829B
#BFCB82
#82cbb2 #8d82cb #cb829b #bfcb82

Split Complementary

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#82CBB2
#CB82BF
#CB8D82
#82cbb2 #cb82bf #cb8d82

Monochromatic

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#3E9577
#57B997
#82CBB2
#ADDDCD
#D8EFE7
#3e9577 #57b997 #82cbb2 #adddcd #d8efe7

Accessibility & contrast

1.89
#82CBB2 on #FFFFFF
AA text ✗AA large ✗AAA text ✗UI 3:1 ✗
11.13
#82CBB2 on #000000
AA text ✓AA large ✓AAA text ✓UI 3:1 ✓

Best text on pale teal

11.13
#000000 text

WCAG 2.1: AA needs ≥4.5:1 for normal text, ≥3:1 for large text and UI components; AAA needs ≥7:1 / ≥4.5:1. Open the contrast checker →

Color blindness preview

Simulation using the Machado et al. (2009) physiological model, severity 1.0. This is an approximation of perception — not a medical assessment.

Normal vision
Protanopia (red-blind)
#C7C2B1
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#BBB9B4
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#6ECCC4

Closest named colors

Nearest matches by CIEDE2000 perceptual distance (ΔE₀₀) across the full color database.

ColorNameΔE₀₀
Seafoam Blue #78D1B62.28
Mediumaquamarine #66CDAA4.22
Light Teal #90E4C16.28
Seafoam #7FE0B36.98
Eucalyptus #44D7A88.12
Tealish #24BCA88.91

Colors that go with pale teal

Top matches by hue harmony, contrast and saturation compatibility.

Evergreen #05472A
5.7:1
Same hue family as pale teal (Δh 6°) — guaranteed harmony
Hunter Green #355E3B
4.0:1
Analogous hue (Δh ≈31°) — neighbors on the color wheel
Khaki #C3B091
1.1:1
Triadic harmony (Δh ≈122°) — balanced three-way contrast
Grape #6C3461
4.8:1
Split-complementary angle (Δh ≈152°) — strong but softer than direct complement
Dusty Pink #D8A7B1
1.1:1
Complementary hue (Δh ≈172°) — maximum hue contrast

Values computed from the sRGB color model. CMYK is the naive sRGB conversion without an ICC profile. RGB percentages may differ between color-managed applications.