What color is #52B4D3?

#52B4D3 is a moderate cyan known as Blue Martini. It belongs to the teal family of colors.

What is the RGB value of Blue Martini?

The RGB value is 82, 180, 211: 82 red, 180 green and 211 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of Blue Martini?

The complementary color is #D37152, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #52B4D3?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.83:1 and white text 2.38:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

Blue Martini color: hex code #52B4D3

#52B4D3 rgb(82, 180, 211)

Shades of teal

Blue Martini has the hex code #52B4D3. It is a moderate cyan.

In the RGB color model it is made of 32.2% red, 70.6% green and 82.7% blue (82, 180, 211).

Its hue angle is 194°, with 59% saturation and 57% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 61% cyan, 15% magenta, 0% yellow and 17% black.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.83:1).

Blue Martini (#52B4D3) color codes

HEX	`#52B4D3`
RGB	`rgb(82, 180, 211)`
RGB percent	`rgb(32.2%, 70.6%, 82.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(194, 59%, 57%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(194, 61%, 83%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(61%, 15%, 0%, 17%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(68.85, -19.52, -24.25)`
CIE LCH	`lch(68.85, 31.13, 231.16)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(31.554, 39.136, 67.507)`
Decimal	`5420243`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with Blue Martini, 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 #52B4D3	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.83:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.38:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#52B4D3 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.38:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.83:1	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 #52B4D3 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #52b4d3; }
.text { color: #52b4d3; }
.border { border: 2px solid #52b4d3; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(82 180 211 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #52b4d3, #5273d3); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Deep Sky Blue.

See #52B4D3 on its hex code page

Questions

What color is #52B4D3?: #52B4D3 is a moderate cyan known as Blue Martini. It belongs to the teal family of colors.
What is the RGB value of Blue Martini?: The RGB value is 82, 180, 211: 82 red, 180 green and 211 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of Blue Martini?: The complementary color is #D37152, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #52B4D3?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.83:1 and white text 2.38:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.