What color is #52C177?

#52C177 is a desaturated green, closest to the named color Emerald Green. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #52C177?

The RGB value is 82, 193, 119: 82 red, 193 green and 119 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #52C177?

The complementary color is #C1529C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #52C177?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.25:1 and white text 2.27:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#52C177 color

#52C177 rgb(82, 193, 119)

Shades of green

The hex color #52C177 is a desaturated green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 32.2% red, 75.7% green and 46.7% blue (82, 193, 119).

Its hue angle is 140°, with 47% saturation and 54% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 58% cyan, 0% magenta, 38% yellow and 24% black.

The closest named color is Emerald Green (#50C878), a difference of 1.9 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.25:1).

#52C177 color codes

HEX	`#52C177`
RGB	`rgb(82, 193, 119)`
RGB percent	`rgb(32.2%, 75.7%, 46.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(140, 47%, 54%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(140, 58%, 76%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(58%, 0%, 38%, 24%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(70.36, -48.18, 28)`
CIE LCH	`lch(70.36, 55.72, 149.84)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(25.877, 41.263, 24.05)`
Decimal	`5423479`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #52C177, 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 #52C177	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.25:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.27:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#52C177 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.27:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.25:1	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 #52C177 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #52c177; }
.text { color: #52c177; }
.border { border: 2px solid #52c177; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(82 193 119 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #52c177, #52c1af); }

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Questions

What color is #52C177?: #52C177 is a desaturated green, closest to the named color Emerald Green. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #52C177?: The RGB value is 82, 193, 119: 82 red, 193 green and 119 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #52C177?: The complementary color is #C1529C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #52C177?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.25:1 and white text 2.27:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.