What color is #52958F?

#52958F is a desaturated spring green, closest to the named color Martian Cerulean. It belongs to the teal family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #52958F?

The RGB value is 82, 149, 143: 82 red, 149 green and 143 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #52958F?

The complementary color is #955258, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #52958F?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.05:1 and white text 3.47:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#52958F color

#52958F rgb(82, 149, 143)

Shades of teal

The hex color #52958F is a desaturated spring green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 32.2% red, 58.4% green and 56.1% blue (82, 149, 143).

Its hue angle is 175°, with 29% saturation and 45% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 45% cyan, 0% magenta, 4% yellow and 42% black.

The closest named color is Martian Cerulean (#57958B), a difference of 1.8 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.05:1).

#52958F color codes

HEX	`#52958F`
RGB	`rgb(82, 149, 143)`
RGB percent	`rgb(32.2%, 58.4%, 56.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(175, 29%, 45%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(175, 45%, 58%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(45%, 0%, 4%, 42%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(57.34, -22.82, -3.48)`
CIE LCH	`lch(57.34, 23.09, 188.66)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(19.183, 25.27, 29.848)`
Decimal	`5412239`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #52958F, 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 #52958F	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.05:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.47:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#52958F as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.47:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.05:1	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 #52958F looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #52958f; }
.text { color: #52958f; }
.border { border: 2px solid #52958f; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(82 149 143 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #52958f, #527a95); }

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Questions

What color is #52958F?: #52958F is a desaturated spring green, closest to the named color Martian Cerulean. It belongs to the teal family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #52958F?: The RGB value is 82, 149, 143: 82 red, 149 green and 143 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #52958F?: The complementary color is #955258, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #52958F?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.05:1 and white text 3.47:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.