What color is #52B95E?

#52B95E is a desaturated green, closest to the named color Intoxicate. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #52B95E?

The RGB value is 82, 185, 94: 82 red, 185 green and 94 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #52B95E?

The complementary color is #B952AD, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #52B95E?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.46:1 and white text 2.48:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#52B95E color

#52B95E rgb(82, 185, 94)

Shades of green

The hex color #52B95E is a desaturated green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 32.2% red, 72.5% green and 36.9% blue (82, 185, 94).

Its hue angle is 127°, with 42% saturation and 52% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 56% cyan, 0% magenta, 49% yellow and 27% black.

The closest named color is Intoxicate (#11BB55), a difference of 3.5 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.46:1).

#52B95E color codes

HEX	`#52B95E`
RGB	`rgb(82, 185, 94)`
RGB percent	`rgb(32.2%, 72.5%, 36.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(127, 42%, 52%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(127, 56%, 73%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(56%, 0%, 49%, 27%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(67.5, -49.03, 37.16)`
CIE LCH	`lch(67.5, 61.52, 142.84)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(22.848, 37.298, 16.583)`
Decimal	`5421406`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #52B95E, 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 #52B95E	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.46:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.48:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#52B95E as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.48:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.46:1	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 #52B95E looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #52b95e; }
.text { color: #52b95e; }
.border { border: 2px solid #52b95e; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(82 185 94 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #52b95e, #52b991); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Emerald Green.

Questions

What color is #52B95E?: #52B95E is a desaturated green, closest to the named color Intoxicate. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #52B95E?: The RGB value is 82, 185, 94: 82 red, 185 green and 94 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #52B95E?: The complementary color is #B952AD, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #52B95E?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.46:1 and white text 2.48:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.