What color is #52977D?

#52977D 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 #52977D?

The RGB value is 82, 151, 125: 82 red, 151 green and 125 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #52977D?

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

Is black or white text better on #52977D?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.08:1 and white text 3.45:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#52977D color

#52977D rgb(82, 151, 125)

Shades of green

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

In the RGB color model it is made of 32.2% red, 59.2% green and 49% blue (82, 151, 125).

Its hue angle is 157°, with 30% saturation and 46% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 46% cyan, 0% magenta, 17% yellow and 41% black.

The closest named color is Natural Orchestra (#4C9C77), a difference of 3.5 ΔE, a small difference.

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

#52977D color codes

HEX	`#52977D`
RGB	`rgb(82, 151, 125)`
RGB percent	`rgb(32.2%, 59.2%, 49%)`
HSL	`hsl(157, 30%, 46%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(157, 46%, 59%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(46%, 0%, 17%, 41%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(57.47, -28.24, 6.98)`
CIE LCH	`lch(57.47, 29.09, 166.13)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(18.246, 25.406, 23.34)`
Decimal	`5412733`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #52977D, 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 #52977D	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.08:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.45:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#52977D as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.45:1	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 #52977D looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #52977d; }
.text { color: #52977d; }
.border { border: 2px solid #52977d; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(82 151 125 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #52977d, #528e97); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Sea Green.

Questions

What color is #52977D?: #52977D 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 #52977D?: The RGB value is 82, 151, 125: 82 red, 151 green and 125 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #52977D?: The complementary color is #97526C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #52977D?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.08:1 and white text 3.45:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.