What color is #52736E?

#52736E is a grayish spring green, closest to the named color Rogue Waters. It belongs to the teal family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #52736E?

The RGB value is 82, 115, 110: 82 red, 115 green and 110 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #52736E?

The complementary color is #735257, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #52736E?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.04:1 and white text 5.2:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#52736E color

#52736E rgb(82, 115, 110)

Shades of teal

The hex color #52736E is a grayish spring green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 32.2% red, 45.1% green and 43.1% blue (82, 115, 110).

Its hue angle is 171°, with 17% saturation and 39% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 29% cyan, 0% magenta, 4% yellow and 55% black.

The closest named color is Rogue Waters (#4E7376), a difference of 3.9 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.2:1).

#52736E color codes

HEX	`#52736E`
RGB	`rgb(82, 115, 110)`
RGB percent	`rgb(32.2%, 45.1%, 43.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(171, 17%, 39%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(171, 29%, 45%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(29%, 0%, 4%, 55%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(45.88, -12.97, -1.06)`
CIE LCH	`lch(45.88, 13.02, 184.65)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(12.424, 15.181, 17.024)`
Decimal	`5403502`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #52736E, 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 #52736E	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.04:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.2:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#52736E as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.2:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.04:1	Fail	Fail	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 #52736E looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #52736e; }
.text { color: #52736e; }
.border { border: 2px solid #52736e; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(82 115 110 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #52736e, #526873); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Smoke.

Questions

What color is #52736E?: #52736E is a grayish spring green, closest to the named color Rogue Waters. It belongs to the teal family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #52736E?: The RGB value is 82, 115, 110: 82 red, 115 green and 110 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #52736E?: The complementary color is #735257, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #52736E?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.04:1 and white text 5.2:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.