What color is #52A19D?

#52A19D is a desaturated cyan, closest to the named color Twilight Meadow. It belongs to the teal family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #52A19D?

The RGB value is 82, 161, 157: 82 red, 161 green and 157 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #52A19D?

The complementary color is #A15256, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #52A19D?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.94:1 and white text 3.02:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#52A19D color

#52A19D rgb(82, 161, 157)

Shades of teal

The hex color #52A19D is a desaturated cyan.

In the RGB color model it is made of 32.2% red, 63.1% green and 61.6% blue (82, 161, 157).

Its hue angle is 177°, with 33% saturation and 48% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 49% cyan, 0% magenta, 2% yellow and 37% black.

The closest named color is Twilight Meadow (#51A5A4), a difference of 1.7 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.94:1).

#52A19D color codes

HEX	`#52A19D`
RGB	`rgb(82, 161, 157)`
RGB percent	`rgb(32.2%, 63.1%, 61.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(177, 33%, 48%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(177, 49%, 63%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(49%, 0%, 2%, 37%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(61.41, -25.24, -5.41)`
CIE LCH	`lch(61.41, 25.81, 192.1)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(22.308, 29.716, 36.452)`
Decimal	`5415325`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #52A19D, 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 #52A19D	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.94:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.02:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#52A19D as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.02:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.94:1	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 #52A19D looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #52a19d; }
.text { color: #52a19d; }
.border { border: 2px solid #52a19d; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(82 161 157 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #52a19d, #527da1); }

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Questions

What color is #52A19D?: #52A19D is a desaturated cyan, closest to the named color Twilight Meadow. It belongs to the teal family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #52A19D?: The RGB value is 82, 161, 157: 82 red, 161 green and 157 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #52A19D?: The complementary color is #A15256, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #52A19D?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.94:1 and white text 3.02:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.