What color is #52796B?

#52796B is a grayish spring green, closest to the named color Turquoise Tortoise. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #52796B?

The RGB value is 82, 121, 107: 82 red, 121 green and 107 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #52796B?

The complementary color is #795260, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #52796B?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.31:1 and white text 4.88:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#52796B color

#52796B rgb(82, 121, 107)

Shades of green

The hex color #52796B is a grayish spring green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 32.2% red, 47.5% green and 42% blue (82, 121, 107).

Its hue angle is 158°, with 19% saturation and 40% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 32% cyan, 0% magenta, 12% yellow and 53% black.

The closest named color is Turquoise Tortoise (#457B74), a difference of 4.2 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.88:1).

#52796B color codes

HEX	`#52796B`
RGB	`rgb(82, 121, 107)`
RGB percent	`rgb(32.2%, 47.5%, 42%)`
HSL	`hsl(158, 19%, 40%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(158, 32%, 47%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(32%, 0%, 12%, 53%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(47.66, -16.99, 3.32)`
CIE LCH	`lch(47.66, 17.31, 168.95)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(12.97, 16.529, 16.414)`
Decimal	`5405035`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #52796B, 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 #52796B	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.31:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.88:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#52796B as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.88:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.31:1	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 #52796B looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #52796b; }
.text { color: #52796b; }
.border { border: 2px solid #52796b; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(82 121 107 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #52796b, #527479); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Pine Green.

Questions

What color is #52796B?: #52796B is a grayish spring green, closest to the named color Turquoise Tortoise. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #52796B?: The RGB value is 82, 121, 107: 82 red, 121 green and 107 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #52796B?: The complementary color is #795260, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #52796B?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.31:1 and white text 4.88:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.