What color is #52C1A0?

#52C1A0 is a desaturated spring green, closest to the named color Mermaid’s Kiss. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #52C1A0?

The RGB value is 82, 193, 160: 82 red, 193 green and 160 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #52C1A0?

The complementary color is #C15273, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #52C1A0?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.49:1 and white text 2.21:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#52C1A0 color

#52C1A0 rgb(82, 193, 160)

Shades of green

The hex color #52C1A0 is a desaturated spring green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 32.2% red, 75.7% green and 62.7% blue (82, 193, 160).

Its hue angle is 162°, with 47% saturation and 54% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 58% cyan, 0% magenta, 17% yellow and 24% black.

The closest named color is Mermaid’s Kiss (#59C8A5), a difference of 1.9 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.49:1).

#52C1A0 color codes

HEX	`#52C1A0`
RGB	`rgb(82, 193, 160)`
RGB percent	`rgb(32.2%, 75.7%, 62.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(162, 47%, 54%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(162, 58%, 76%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(58%, 0%, 17%, 24%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(71.19, -39.64, 7.18)`
CIE LCH	`lch(71.19, 40.29, 169.73)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(28.892, 42.469, 39.926)`
Decimal	`5423520`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #52C1A0, 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 #52C1A0	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.49:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.21:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#52C1A0 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.21:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.49:1	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 #52C1A0 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #52c1a0; }
.text { color: #52c1a0; }
.border { border: 2px solid #52c1a0; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(82 193 160 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #52c1a0, #52aac1); }

Background

Text color

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Questions

What color is #52C1A0?: #52C1A0 is a desaturated spring green, closest to the named color Mermaid’s Kiss. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #52C1A0?: The RGB value is 82, 193, 160: 82 red, 193 green and 160 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #52C1A0?: The complementary color is #C15273, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #52C1A0?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.49:1 and white text 2.21:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.