What color is #52857C?

#52857C is a grayish spring green, closest to the named color Turquoise Tortoise. It belongs to the teal family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #52857C?

The RGB value is 82, 133, 124: 82 red, 133 green and 124 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #52857C?

The complementary color is #85525B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #52857C?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5:1 and white text 4.2:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#52857C color

#52857C rgb(82, 133, 124)

Shades of teal

The hex color #52857C is a grayish spring green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 32.2% red, 52.2% green and 48.6% blue (82, 133, 124).

Its hue angle is 169°, with 24% saturation and 42% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 38% cyan, 0% magenta, 7% yellow and 48% black.

The closest named color is Turquoise Tortoise (#457B74), a difference of 4.1 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5:1).

#52857C color codes

HEX	`#52857C`
RGB	`rgb(82, 133, 124)`
RGB percent	`rgb(32.2%, 52.2%, 48.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(169, 24%, 42%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(169, 38%, 52%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(38%, 0%, 7%, 48%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(51.86, -19.32, -0.55)`
CIE LCH	`lch(51.86, 19.33, 181.64)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(15.504, 20.023, 22.113)`
Decimal	`5408124`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #52857C, 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 #52857C	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.2:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#52857C as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.2:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5:1	Pass	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 #52857C looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #52857c; }
.text { color: #52857c; }
.border { border: 2px solid #52857c; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(82 133 124 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #52857c, #527585); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dark Cyan.

Questions

What color is #52857C?: #52857C is a grayish spring green, closest to the named color Turquoise Tortoise. It belongs to the teal family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #52857C?: The RGB value is 82, 133, 124: 82 red, 133 green and 124 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #52857C?: The complementary color is #85525B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #52857C?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5:1 and white text 4.2:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.