What color is #52BBB9?

#52BBB9 is a desaturated cyan, closest to the named color Verdigris. It belongs to the teal family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #52BBB9?

The RGB value is 82, 187, 185: 82 red, 187 green and 185 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #52BBB9?

The complementary color is #BB5254, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #52BBB9?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.17:1 and white text 2.29:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#52BBB9 color

#52BBB9 rgb(82, 187, 185)

Shades of teal

The hex color #52BBB9 is a desaturated cyan.

In the RGB color model it is made of 32.2% red, 73.3% green and 72.5% blue (82, 187, 185).

Its hue angle is 179°, with 44% saturation and 53% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 56% cyan, 0% magenta, 1% yellow and 27% black.

The closest named color is Verdigris (#43B3AE), a difference of 2.8 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.17:1).

#52BBB9 color codes

HEX	`#52BBB9`
RGB	`rgb(82, 187, 185)`
RGB percent	`rgb(32.2%, 73.3%, 72.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(179, 44%, 53%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(179, 56%, 73%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(56%, 0%, 1%, 27%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(70.06, -30.5, -8.14)`
CIE LCH	`lch(70.06, 31.57, 194.95)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(30.003, 40.834, 52.19)`
Decimal	`5422009`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #52BBB9, 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 #52BBB9	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.17:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.29:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#52BBB9 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.29:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.17:1	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 #52BBB9 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #52bbb9; }
.text { color: #52bbb9; }
.border { border: 2px solid #52bbb9; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(82 187 185 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #52bbb9, #5288bb); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #52BBB9?: #52BBB9 is a desaturated cyan, closest to the named color Verdigris. It belongs to the teal family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #52BBB9?: The RGB value is 82, 187, 185: 82 red, 187 green and 185 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #52BBB9?: The complementary color is #BB5254, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #52BBB9?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.17:1 and white text 2.29:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.