What color is #52A29E?

#52A29E 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 #52A29E?

The RGB value is 82, 162, 158: 82 red, 162 green and 158 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #52A29E?

The complementary color is #A25256, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #52A29E?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.02:1 and white text 2.99:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#52A29E color

#52A29E rgb(82, 162, 158)

Shades of teal

The hex color #52A29E is a desaturated cyan.

In the RGB color model it is made of 32.2% red, 63.5% green and 62% blue (82, 162, 158).

Its hue angle is 177°, with 33% saturation and 48% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 49% cyan, 0% magenta, 2% yellow and 36% black.

The closest named color is Twilight Meadow (#51A5A4), a difference of 1.5 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.02:1).

#52A29E color codes

HEX	`#52A29E`
RGB	`rgb(82, 162, 158)`
RGB percent	`rgb(32.2%, 63.5%, 62%)`
HSL	`hsl(177, 33%, 48%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(177, 49%, 64%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(49%, 0%, 2%, 36%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(61.74, -25.47, -5.48)`
CIE LCH	`lch(61.74, 26.06, 192.14)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(22.569, 30.101, 36.962)`
Decimal	`5415582`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #52A29E, 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 #52A29E	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.02:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.99:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#52A29E as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.99:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.02:1	Pass	Pass	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 #52A29E looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #52a29e; }
.text { color: #52a29e; }
.border { border: 2px solid #52a29e; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(82 162 158 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #52a29e, #527ea2); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #52A29E?: #52A29E 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 #52A29E?: The RGB value is 82, 162, 158: 82 red, 162 green and 158 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #52A29E?: The complementary color is #A25256, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #52A29E?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.02:1 and white text 2.99:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.