What color is #52A26C?

#52A26C is a desaturated green, closest to the named color Endo. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #52A26C?

The RGB value is 82, 162, 108: 82 red, 162 green and 108 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #52A26C?

The complementary color is #A25288, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #52A26C?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.74:1 and white text 3.11:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#52A26C color

#52A26C rgb(82, 162, 108)

Shades of green

The hex color #52A26C is a desaturated green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 32.2% red, 63.5% green and 42.4% blue (82, 162, 108).

Its hue angle is 140°, with 33% saturation and 48% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 49% cyan, 0% magenta, 33% yellow and 36% black.

The closest named color is Endo (#5DA464), a difference of 3 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.74:1).

#52A26C color codes

HEX	`#52A26C`
RGB	`rgb(82, 162, 108)`
RGB percent	`rgb(32.2%, 63.5%, 42.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(140, 33%, 48%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(140, 49%, 64%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(49%, 0%, 33%, 36%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(60.53, -36.98, 20.74)`
CIE LCH	`lch(60.53, 42.39, 150.72)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(19.105, 28.716, 18.72)`
Decimal	`5415532`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #52A26C, 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 #52A26C	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.74:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.11:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#52A26C as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.11:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.74:1	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 #52A26C looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #52a26c; }
.text { color: #52a26c; }
.border { border: 2px solid #52a26c; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(82 162 108 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #52a26c, #52a294); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Jade.

Questions

What color is #52A26C?: #52A26C is a desaturated green, closest to the named color Endo. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #52A26C?: The RGB value is 82, 162, 108: 82 red, 162 green and 108 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #52A26C?: The complementary color is #A25288, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #52A26C?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.74:1 and white text 3.11:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.