What color is #52AB3C?

#52AB3C is a desaturated green, closest to the named color Grass. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #52AB3C?

The RGB value is 82, 171, 60: 82 red, 171 green and 60 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #52AB3C?

The complementary color is #953CAB, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #52AB3C?

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.

#52AB3C color

#52AB3C rgb(82, 171, 60)

Shades of green

The hex color #52AB3C is a desaturated green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 32.2% red, 67.1% green and 23.5% blue (82, 171, 60).

Its hue angle is 108°, with 48% saturation and 45% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 52% cyan, 0% magenta, 65% yellow and 33% black.

The closest named color is Grass (#5CAC2D), a difference of 2.6 ΔE, a small difference.

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

#52AB3C color codes

HEX	`#52AB3C`
RGB	`rgb(82, 171, 60)`
RGB percent	`rgb(32.2%, 67.1%, 23.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(108, 48%, 45%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(108, 65%, 67%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(52%, 0%, 65%, 33%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(62.71, -47.66, 47.6)`
CIE LCH	`lch(62.71, 67.36, 135.04)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(18.857, 31.244, 9.311)`
Decimal	`5417788`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #52AB3C, 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 #52AB3C	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.25:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.9:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#52AB3C 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 #52AB3C looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #52ab3c; }
.text { color: #52ab3c; }
.border { border: 2px solid #52ab3c; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(82 171 60 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #52ab3c, #3cab5e); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Kelly Green.

Questions

What color is #52AB3C?: #52AB3C is a desaturated green, closest to the named color Grass. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #52AB3C?: The RGB value is 82, 171, 60: 82 red, 171 green and 60 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #52AB3C?: The complementary color is #953CAB, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #52AB3C?: 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.