What color is #52977C?

#52977C is a desaturated spring green, closest to the named color Natural Orchestra. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #52977C?

The RGB value is 82, 151, 124: 82 red, 151 green and 124 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #52977C?

The complementary color is #97526D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #52977C?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.08:1 and white text 3.46:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#52977C color

#52977C rgb(82, 151, 124)

Shades of green

The hex color #52977C is a desaturated spring green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 32.2% red, 59.2% green and 48.6% blue (82, 151, 124).

Its hue angle is 157°, with 30% saturation and 46% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 46% cyan, 0% magenta, 18% yellow and 41% black.

The closest named color is Natural Orchestra (#4C9C77), a difference of 3.2 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.08:1).

#52977C color codes

HEX	`#52977C`
RGB	`rgb(82, 151, 124)`
RGB percent	`rgb(32.2%, 59.2%, 48.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(157, 30%, 46%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(157, 46%, 59%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(46%, 0%, 18%, 41%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(57.44, -28.47, 7.51)`
CIE LCH	`lch(57.44, 29.44, 165.23)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(18.183, 25.381, 23.006)`
Decimal	`5412732`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #52977C, 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 #52977C	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.08:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.46:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#52977C as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.46:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.08:1	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 #52977C looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #52977c; }
.text { color: #52977c; }
.border { border: 2px solid #52977c; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(82 151 124 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #52977c, #529097); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Sea Green.

Questions

What color is #52977C?: #52977C is a desaturated spring green, closest to the named color Natural Orchestra. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #52977C?: The RGB value is 82, 151, 124: 82 red, 151 green and 124 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #52977C?: The complementary color is #97526D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #52977C?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.08:1 and white text 3.46:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.