What color is #52A889?

#52A889 is a desaturated spring green, closest to the named color Electra. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #52A889?

The RGB value is 82, 168, 137: 82 red, 168 green and 137 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #52A889?

The complementary color is #A85271, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #52A889?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.32:1 and white text 2.87:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#52A889 color

#52A889 rgb(82, 168, 137)

Shades of green

The hex color #52A889 is a desaturated spring green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 32.2% red, 65.9% green and 53.7% blue (82, 168, 137).

Its hue angle is 158°, with 34% saturation and 49% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 51% cyan, 0% magenta, 18% yellow and 34% black.

The closest named color is Electra (#55B492), a difference of 3.5 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.32:1).

#52A889 color codes

HEX	`#52A889`
RGB	`rgb(82, 168, 137)`
RGB percent	`rgb(32.2%, 65.9%, 53.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(158, 34%, 49%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(158, 51%, 66%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(51%, 0%, 18%, 34%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(63.01, -33.6, 8.14)`
CIE LCH	`lch(63.01, 34.57, 166.38)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(21.996, 31.603, 28.603)`
Decimal	`5417097`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #52A889, 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 #52A889	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.32:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.87:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#52A889 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.87:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.32:1	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 #52A889 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #52a889; }
.text { color: #52a889; }
.border { border: 2px solid #52a889; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(82 168 137 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #52a889, #529ca8); }

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Questions

What color is #52A889?: #52A889 is a desaturated spring green, closest to the named color Electra. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #52A889?: The RGB value is 82, 168, 137: 82 red, 168 green and 137 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #52A889?: The complementary color is #A85271, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #52A889?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.32:1 and white text 2.87:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.