What color is #52B991?

#52B991 is a desaturated spring green, closest to the named color Electra. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #52B991?

The RGB value is 82, 185, 145: 82 red, 185 green and 145 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #52B991?

The complementary color is #B9527A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #52B991?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.71:1 and white text 2.41:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#52B991 color

#52B991 rgb(82, 185, 145)

Shades of green

The hex color #52B991 is a desaturated spring green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 32.2% red, 72.5% green and 56.9% blue (82, 185, 145).

Its hue angle is 157°, with 42% saturation and 52% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 56% cyan, 0% magenta, 22% yellow and 27% black.

The closest named color is Electra (#55B492), a difference of 2 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.71:1).

#52B991 color codes

HEX	`#52B991`
RGB	`rgb(82, 185, 145)`
RGB percent	`rgb(32.2%, 72.5%, 56.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(157, 42%, 52%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(157, 56%, 73%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(56%, 0%, 22%, 27%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(68.41, -39.53, 11.39)`
CIE LCH	`lch(68.41, 41.14, 163.92)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(25.937, 38.534, 32.853)`
Decimal	`5421457`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #52B991, 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 #52B991	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.71:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.41:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#52B991 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.41:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.71:1	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 #52B991 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #52b991; }
.text { color: #52b991; }
.border { border: 2px solid #52b991; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(82 185 145 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #52b991, #52adb9); }

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Questions

What color is #52B991?: #52B991 is a desaturated spring green, closest to the named color Electra. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #52B991?: The RGB value is 82, 185, 145: 82 red, 185 green and 145 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #52B991?: The complementary color is #B9527A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #52B991?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.71:1 and white text 2.41:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.