What color is #52B9B2?

#52B9B2 is a desaturated cyan, closest to the named color Tropical Escape. It belongs to the teal family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #52B9B2?

The RGB value is 82, 185, 178: 82 red, 185 green and 178 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #52B9B2?

The complementary color is #B95259, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #52B9B2?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.94:1 and white text 2.35:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#52B9B2 color

#52B9B2 rgb(82, 185, 178)

Shades of teal

The hex color #52B9B2 is a desaturated cyan.

In the RGB color model it is made of 32.2% red, 72.5% green and 69.8% blue (82, 185, 178).

Its hue angle is 176°, with 42% saturation and 52% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 56% cyan, 0% magenta, 4% yellow and 27% black.

The closest named color is Tropical Escape (#4DBBAF), a difference of 2 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.94:1).

#52B9B2 color codes

HEX	`#52B9B2`
RGB	`rgb(82, 185, 178)`
RGB percent	`rgb(32.2%, 72.5%, 69.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(176, 42%, 52%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(176, 56%, 73%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(56%, 0%, 4%, 27%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(69.26, -31.42, -5.49)`
CIE LCH	`lch(69.26, 31.9, 189.9)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(28.861, 39.703, 48.253)`
Decimal	`5421490`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #52B9B2, 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 #52B9B2	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.94:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.35:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#52B9B2 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.35:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.94:1	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 #52B9B2 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #52b9b2; }
.text { color: #52b9b2; }
.border { border: 2px solid #52b9b2; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(82 185 178 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #52b9b2, #528cb9); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #52B9B2?: #52B9B2 is a desaturated cyan, closest to the named color Tropical Escape. It belongs to the teal family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #52B9B2?: The RGB value is 82, 185, 178: 82 red, 185 green and 178 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #52B9B2?: The complementary color is #B95259, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #52B9B2?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.94:1 and white text 2.35:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.