What color is #52A3AA?

#52A3AA is a desaturated cyan, closest to the named color Atlas Cedar. It belongs to the teal family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #52A3AA?

The RGB value is 82, 163, 170: 82 red, 163 green and 170 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #52A3AA?

The complementary color is #AA5952, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #52A3AA?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.18:1 and white text 2.93:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#52A3AA color

#52A3AA rgb(82, 163, 170)

Shades of teal

The hex color #52A3AA is a desaturated cyan.

In the RGB color model it is made of 32.2% red, 63.9% green and 66.7% blue (82, 163, 170).

Its hue angle is 185°, with 35% saturation and 49% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 52% cyan, 4% magenta, 0% yellow and 33% black.

The closest named color is Atlas Cedar (#5CA0A7), a difference of 1.8 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.18:1).

#52A3AA color codes

HEX	`#52A3AA`
RGB	`rgb(82, 163, 170)`
RGB percent	`rgb(32.2%, 63.9%, 66.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(185, 35%, 49%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(185, 52%, 67%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(52%, 4%, 0%, 33%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(62.41, -22.71, -11.23)`
CIE LCH	`lch(62.41, 25.33, 206.31)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(23.83, 30.888, 42.729)`
Decimal	`5415850`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #52A3AA, 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 #52A3AA	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.18:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.93:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#52A3AA as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.93:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.18:1	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 #52A3AA looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #52a3aa; }
.text { color: #52a3aa; }
.border { border: 2px solid #52a3aa; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(82 163 170 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #52a3aa, #5277aa); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #52A3AA?: #52A3AA is a desaturated cyan, closest to the named color Atlas Cedar. It belongs to the teal family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #52A3AA?: The RGB value is 82, 163, 170: 82 red, 163 green and 170 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #52A3AA?: The complementary color is #AA5952, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #52A3AA?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.18:1 and white text 2.93:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.