What color is #52C1B3?

#52C1B3 is a desaturated spring green known as Treasured Teal. It belongs to the teal family of colors.

What is the RGB value of Treasured Teal?

The RGB value is 82, 193, 179: 82 red, 193 green and 179 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of Treasured Teal?

The complementary color is #C15260, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #52C1B3?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.64:1 and white text 2.18:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

Treasured Teal color: hex code #52C1B3

#52C1B3 rgb(82, 193, 179)

Shades of teal

Treasured Teal has the hex code #52C1B3. It is a desaturated spring green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 32.2% red, 75.7% green and 70.2% blue (82, 193, 179).

Its hue angle is 172°, with 47% saturation and 54% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 58% cyan, 0% magenta, 7% yellow and 24% black.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.64:1).

Treasured Teal (#52C1B3) color codes

HEX	`#52C1B3`
RGB	`rgb(82, 193, 179)`
RGB percent	`rgb(32.2%, 75.7%, 70.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(172, 47%, 54%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(172, 58%, 76%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(58%, 0%, 7%, 24%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(71.68, -34.94, -2.46)`
CIE LCH	`lch(71.68, 35.02, 184.03)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(30.683, 43.185, 49.358)`
Decimal	`5423539`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with Treasured Teal, 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 #52C1B3	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.64:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.18:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#52C1B3 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.18:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.64:1	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 #52C1B3 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #52c1b3; }
.text { color: #52c1b3; }
.border { border: 2px solid #52c1b3; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(82 193 179 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #52c1b3, #5298c1); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Tiffany Blue.

See #52C1B3 on its hex code page

Questions

What color is #52C1B3?: #52C1B3 is a desaturated spring green known as Treasured Teal. It belongs to the teal family of colors.
What is the RGB value of Treasured Teal?: The RGB value is 82, 193, 179: 82 red, 193 green and 179 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of Treasured Teal?: The complementary color is #C15260, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #52C1B3?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.64:1 and white text 2.18:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.