What color is #52AD1F?

#52AD1F is a moderate green, closest to the named color Grass. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #52AD1F?

The RGB value is 82, 173, 31: 82 red, 173 green and 31 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #52AD1F?

The complementary color is #7A1FAD, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #52AD1F?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.36:1 and white text 2.85:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#52AD1F color

#52AD1F rgb(82, 173, 31)

Shades of green

The hex color #52AD1F is a moderate green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 32.2% red, 67.8% green and 12.2% blue (82, 173, 31).

Its hue angle is 98°, with 70% saturation and 40% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 53% cyan, 0% magenta, 82% yellow and 32% black.

The closest named color is Grass (#5CAC2D), a difference of 1.4 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.36:1).

#52AD1F color codes

HEX	`#52AD1F`
RGB	`rgb(82, 173, 31)`
RGB percent	`rgb(32.2%, 67.8%, 12.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(98, 70%, 40%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(98, 82%, 68%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(53%, 0%, 82%, 32%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(63.16, -50.55, 58.53)`
CIE LCH	`lch(63.16, 77.34, 130.82)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(18.67, 31.778, 6.446)`
Decimal	`5418271`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #52AD1F, 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 #52AD1F	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.36:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.85:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#52AD1F as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.85:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.36:1	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 #52AD1F looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #52ad1f; }
.text { color: #52ad1f; }
.border { border: 2px solid #52ad1f; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(82 173 31 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #52ad1f, #1fad33); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Kelly Green.

Questions

What color is #52AD1F?: #52AD1F is a moderate green, closest to the named color Grass. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #52AD1F?: The RGB value is 82, 173, 31: 82 red, 173 green and 31 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #52AD1F?: The complementary color is #7A1FAD, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #52AD1F?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.36:1 and white text 2.85:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.