What color is #52A381?

#52A381 is a desaturated spring green, closest to the named color Yoda. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #52A381?

The RGB value is 82, 163, 129: 82 red, 163 green and 129 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #52A381?

The complementary color is #A35274, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #52A381?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.91:1 and white text 3.04:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#52A381 color

#52A381 rgb(82, 163, 129)

Shades of green

The hex color #52A381 is a desaturated spring green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 32.2% red, 63.9% green and 50.6% blue (82, 163, 129).

Its hue angle is 155°, with 33% saturation and 48% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 50% cyan, 0% magenta, 21% yellow and 36% black.

The closest named color is Yoda (#53A079), a difference of 1.9 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.91:1).

#52A381 color codes

HEX	`#52A381`
RGB	`rgb(82, 163, 129)`
RGB percent	`rgb(32.2%, 63.9%, 50.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(155, 33%, 48%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(155, 50%, 64%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(50%, 0%, 21%, 36%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(61.28, -33.08, 10.14)`
CIE LCH	`lch(61.28, 34.6, 162.95)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(20.538, 29.572, 25.39)`
Decimal	`5415809`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #52A381, 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 #52A381	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.91:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.04:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#52A381 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.04:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.91:1	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 #52A381 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #52a381; }
.text { color: #52a381; }
.border { border: 2px solid #52a381; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(82 163 129 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #52a381, #529da3); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Mint.

Questions

What color is #52A381?: #52A381 is a desaturated spring green, closest to the named color Yoda. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #52A381?: The RGB value is 82, 163, 129: 82 red, 163 green and 129 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #52A381?: The complementary color is #A35274, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #52A381?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.91:1 and white text 3.04:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.