What color is #52CB98?

#52CB98 is a moderate spring green, closest to the named color Vegetation. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #52CB98?

The RGB value is 82, 203, 152: 82 red, 203 green and 152 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #52CB98?

The complementary color is #CB5285, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #52CB98?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.35:1 and white text 2.03:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#52CB98 color

#52CB98 rgb(82, 203, 152)

Shades of green

The hex color #52CB98 is a moderate spring green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 32.2% red, 79.6% green and 59.6% blue (82, 203, 152).

Its hue angle is 155°, with 54% saturation and 56% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 60% cyan, 0% magenta, 25% yellow and 20% black.

The closest named color is Vegetation (#5CCD97), a difference of 1.3 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 10.35:1).

#52CB98 color codes

HEX	`#52CB98`
RGB	`rgb(82, 203, 152)`
RGB percent	`rgb(32.2%, 79.6%, 59.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(155, 54%, 56%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(155, 60%, 80%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(60%, 0%, 25%, 20%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(74.04, -45.8, 15.53)`
CIE LCH	`lch(74.04, 48.36, 161.27)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(30.5, 46.77, 37.12)`
Decimal	`5426072`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #52CB98, 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 #52CB98	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.35:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.03:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#52CB98 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.03:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.35:1	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 #52CB98 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #52cb98; }
.text { color: #52cb98; }
.border { border: 2px solid #52cb98; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(82 203 152 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #52cb98, #52c1cb); }

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Questions

What color is #52CB98?: #52CB98 is a moderate spring green, closest to the named color Vegetation. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #52CB98?: The RGB value is 82, 203, 152: 82 red, 203 green and 152 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #52CB98?: The complementary color is #CB5285, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #52CB98?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.35:1 and white text 2.03:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.