What color is #52AA59?

#52AA59 is a desaturated green, closest to the named color Devil’s Grass. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #52AA59?

The RGB value is 82, 170, 89: 82 red, 170 green and 89 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #52AA59?

The complementary color is #AA52A3, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #52AA59?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.25:1 and white text 2.9:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#52AA59 color

#52AA59 rgb(82, 170, 89)

Shades of green

The hex color #52AA59 is a desaturated green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 32.2% red, 66.7% green and 34.9% blue (82, 170, 89).

Its hue angle is 125°, with 35% saturation and 49% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 52% cyan, 0% magenta, 48% yellow and 33% black.

The closest named color is Devil’s Grass (#44AA55), a difference of 1.4 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.25:1).

#52AA59 color codes

HEX	`#52AA59`
RGB	`rgb(82, 170, 89)`
RGB percent	`rgb(32.2%, 66.7%, 34.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(125, 35%, 49%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(125, 52%, 67%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(52%, 0%, 48%, 33%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(62.73, -43.67, 33.73)`
CIE LCH	`lch(62.73, 55.18, 142.32)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(19.656, 31.263, 14.448)`
Decimal	`5417561`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #52AA59, 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 #52AA59	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.25:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.9:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#52AA59 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.9:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.25:1	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 #52AA59 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #52aa59; }
.text { color: #52aa59; }
.border { border: 2px solid #52aa59; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(82 170 89 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #52aa59, #52aa85); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Medium Sea Green.

Questions

What color is #52AA59?: #52AA59 is a desaturated green, closest to the named color Devil’s Grass. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #52AA59?: The RGB value is 82, 170, 89: 82 red, 170 green and 89 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #52AA59?: The complementary color is #AA52A3, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #52AA59?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.25:1 and white text 2.9:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.