What color is #52B4CA?

#52B4CA is a moderate cyan known as Blue Bobbin. It belongs to the teal family of colors.

What is the RGB value of Blue Bobbin?

The RGB value is 82, 180, 202: 82 red, 180 green and 202 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of Blue Bobbin?

The complementary color is #CA6852, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #52B4CA?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.74:1 and white text 2.4:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

Blue Bobbin color: hex code #52B4CA

#52B4CA rgb(82, 180, 202)

Shades of teal

Blue Bobbin has the hex code #52B4CA. It is a moderate cyan.

In the RGB color model it is made of 32.2% red, 70.6% green and 79.2% blue (82, 180, 202).

Its hue angle is 191°, with 53% saturation and 56% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 59% cyan, 11% magenta, 0% yellow and 21% black.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.74:1).

Blue Bobbin (#52B4CA) color codes

HEX	`#52B4CA`
RGB	`rgb(82, 180, 202)`
RGB percent	`rgb(32.2%, 70.6%, 79.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(191, 53%, 56%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(191, 59%, 79%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(59%, 11%, 0%, 21%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(68.53, -22.21, -19.79)`
CIE LCH	`lch(68.53, 29.74, 221.7)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(30.457, 38.698, 61.73)`
Decimal	`5420234`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with Blue Bobbin, based on their position on the color wheel.

Complementary

The color opposite on the color wheel (180°). Strongest contrast.

Analogous

Neighbors 30° either side. Calm, natural combinations.

Split complementary

The two colors next to the complement (150° and 210°).

Triadic

Three colors evenly spaced, 120° apart.

Tetradic (square)

Four colors 90° apart.

Shades, tints and tones

Shades (darker, mixed with black)

Tints (lighter, mixed with white)

Tones (mixed with gray)

Contrast and accessibility

Text on #52B4CA	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.74:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.4:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#52B4CA as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.4:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.74:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

WCAG 2 asks for 4.5:1 for normal text (AA), 7:1 for AAA, and 3:1 for large text. Check other pairs.

Color blindness simulation

How #52B4CA looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #52b4ca; }
.text { color: #52b4ca; }
.border { border: 2px solid #52b4ca; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(82 180 202 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #52b4ca, #5278ca); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Sky Blue.

See #52B4CA on its hex code page

Questions

What color is #52B4CA?: #52B4CA is a moderate cyan known as Blue Bobbin. It belongs to the teal family of colors.
What is the RGB value of Blue Bobbin?: The RGB value is 82, 180, 202: 82 red, 180 green and 202 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of Blue Bobbin?: The complementary color is #CA6852, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #52B4CA?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.74:1 and white text 2.4:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.