What color is #52A241?

#52A241 is a desaturated green, closest to the named color Jungle Jewels. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #52A241?

The RGB value is 82, 162, 65: 82 red, 162 green and 65 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #52A241?

The complementary color is #9141A2, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #52A241?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.6:1 and white text 3.18:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#52A241 color

#52A241 rgb(82, 162, 65)

Shades of green

The hex color #52A241 is a desaturated green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 32.2% red, 63.5% green and 25.5% blue (82, 162, 65).

Its hue angle is 109°, with 43% saturation and 45% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 49% cyan, 0% magenta, 60% yellow and 36% black.

The closest named color is Jungle Jewels (#58A64B), a difference of 1.7 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.6:1).

#52A241 color codes

HEX	`#52A241`
RGB	`rgb(82, 162, 65)`
RGB percent	`rgb(32.2%, 63.5%, 25.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(109, 43%, 45%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(109, 60%, 64%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(49%, 0%, 60%, 36%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(59.9, -43.51, 42.18)`
CIE LCH	`lch(59.9, 60.6, 135.89)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(17.353, 28.015, 9.493)`
Decimal	`5415489`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #52A241, 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 #52A241	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.6:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.18:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#52A241 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.18:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.6:1	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 #52A241 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #52a241; }
.text { color: #52a241; }
.border { border: 2px solid #52a241; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(82 162 65 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #52a241, #41a260); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Basil.

Questions

What color is #52A241?: #52A241 is a desaturated green, closest to the named color Jungle Jewels. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #52A241?: The RGB value is 82, 162, 65: 82 red, 162 green and 65 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #52A241?: The complementary color is #9141A2, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #52A241?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.6:1 and white text 3.18:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.