What color is #52A860?

#52A860 is a desaturated green, closest to the named color Endo. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #52A860?

The RGB value is 82, 168, 96: 82 red, 168 green and 96 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #52A860?

The complementary color is #A8529A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #52A860?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.13:1 and white text 2.95:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#52A860 color

#52A860 rgb(82, 168, 96)

Shades of green

The hex color #52A860 is a desaturated green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 32.2% red, 65.9% green and 37.6% blue (82, 168, 96).

Its hue angle is 130°, with 34% saturation and 49% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 51% cyan, 0% magenta, 43% yellow and 34% black.

The closest named color is Endo (#5DA464), a difference of 2.1 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.13:1).

#52A860 color codes

HEX	`#52A860`
RGB	`rgb(82, 168, 96)`
RGB percent	`rgb(32.2%, 65.9%, 37.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(130, 34%, 49%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(130, 51%, 66%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(51%, 0%, 43%, 34%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(62.2, -41.73, 29.41)`
CIE LCH	`lch(62.2, 51.05, 144.82)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(19.592, 30.642, 15.946)`
Decimal	`5417056`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #52A860, 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 #52A860	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.13:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.95:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#52A860 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.95:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.13:1	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 #52A860 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #52a860; }
.text { color: #52a860; }
.border { border: 2px solid #52a860; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(82 168 96 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #52a860, #52a88b); }

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Questions

What color is #52A860?: #52A860 is a desaturated green, closest to the named color Endo. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #52A860?: The RGB value is 82, 168, 96: 82 red, 168 green and 96 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #52A860?: The complementary color is #A8529A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #52A860?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.13:1 and white text 2.95:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.