What color is #52B146?

#52B146 is a desaturated green, closest to the named color Try Your Luck. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #52B146?

The RGB value is 82, 177, 70: 82 red, 177 green and 70 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #52B146?

The complementary color is #A546B1, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #52B146?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.74:1 and white text 2.71:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#52B146 color

#52B146 rgb(82, 177, 70)

Shades of green

The hex color #52B146 is a desaturated green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 32.2% red, 69.4% green and 27.5% blue (82, 177, 70).

Its hue angle is 113°, with 43% saturation and 48% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 54% cyan, 0% magenta, 60% yellow and 31% black.

The closest named color is Try Your Luck (#34B334), a difference of 2.8 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.74:1).

#52B146 color codes

HEX	`#52B146`
RGB	`rgb(82, 177, 70)`
RGB percent	`rgb(32.2%, 69.4%, 27.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(113, 43%, 48%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(113, 60%, 69%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(54%, 0%, 60%, 31%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(64.71, -48.97, 45.37)`
CIE LCH	`lch(64.71, 66.76, 137.18)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(20.306, 33.679, 11.224)`
Decimal	`5419334`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #52B146, 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 #52B146	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.74:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.71:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#52B146 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.71:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.74:1	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 #52B146 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #52b146; }
.text { color: #52b146; }
.border { border: 2px solid #52b146; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(82 177 70 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #52b146, #46b170); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Kelly Green.

Questions

What color is #52B146?: #52B146 is a desaturated green, closest to the named color Try Your Luck. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #52B146?: The RGB value is 82, 177, 70: 82 red, 177 green and 70 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #52B146?: The complementary color is #A546B1, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #52B146?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.74:1 and white text 2.71:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.