What color is #52B657?

#52B657 is a desaturated green, closest to the named color Matt Green. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #52B657?

The RGB value is 82, 182, 87: 82 red, 182 green and 87 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #52B657?

The complementary color is #B652B1, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #52B657?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.19:1 and white text 2.56:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#52B657 color

#52B657 rgb(82, 182, 87)

Shades of green

The hex color #52B657 is a desaturated green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 32.2% red, 71.4% green and 34.1% blue (82, 182, 87).

Its hue angle is 123°, with 41% saturation and 52% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 55% cyan, 0% magenta, 52% yellow and 29% black.

The closest named color is Matt Green (#39AD48), a difference of 3.4 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.19:1).

#52B657 color codes

HEX	`#52B657`
RGB	`rgb(82, 182, 87)`
RGB percent	`rgb(32.2%, 71.4%, 34.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(123, 41%, 52%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(123, 55%, 71%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(55%, 0%, 52%, 29%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(66.47, -48.82, 39.37)`
CIE LCH	`lch(66.47, 62.72, 141.12)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(21.927, 35.936, 14.796)`
Decimal	`5420631`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #52B657, 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 #52B657	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.19:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.56:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#52B657 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.56:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.19:1	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 #52B657 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #52b657; }
.text { color: #52b657; }
.border { border: 2px solid #52b657; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(82 182 87 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #52b657, #52b689); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Medium Sea Green.

Questions

What color is #52B657?: #52B657 is a desaturated green, closest to the named color Matt Green. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #52B657?: The RGB value is 82, 182, 87: 82 red, 182 green and 87 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #52B657?: The complementary color is #B652B1, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #52B657?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.19:1 and white text 2.56:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.