What color is #52D3B2?

#52D3B2 is a moderate spring green, closest to the named color Medium Aquamarine. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #52D3B2?

The RGB value is 82, 211, 178: 82 red, 211 green and 178 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #52D3B2?

The complementary color is #D35273, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #52D3B2?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.32:1 and white text 1.86:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#52D3B2 color

#52D3B2 rgb(82, 211, 178)

Shades of green

The hex color #52D3B2 is a moderate spring green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 32.2% red, 82.7% green and 69.8% blue (82, 211, 178).

Its hue angle is 165°, with 59% saturation and 57% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 61% cyan, 0% magenta, 16% yellow and 17% black.

The closest named color is Medium Aquamarine (#66CDAA), a difference of 2.7 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 11.32:1).

#52D3B2 color codes

HEX	`#52D3B2`
RGB	`rgb(82, 211, 178)`
RGB percent	`rgb(32.2%, 82.7%, 69.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(165, 59%, 57%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(165, 61%, 83%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(61%, 0%, 16%, 17%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(77.04, -43.3, 5.87)`
CIE LCH	`lch(77.04, 43.7, 172.28)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(34.806, 51.593, 50.235)`
Decimal	`5428146`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #52D3B2, 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 #52D3B2	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	11.32:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.86:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#52D3B2 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.86:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	11.32:1	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 #52D3B2 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #52d3b2; }
.text { color: #52d3b2; }
.border { border: 2px solid #52d3b2; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(82 211 178 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #52d3b2, #52b4d3); }

Background

Text color

Border

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Questions

What color is #52D3B2?: #52D3B2 is a moderate spring green, closest to the named color Medium Aquamarine. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #52D3B2?: The RGB value is 82, 211, 178: 82 red, 211 green and 178 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #52D3B2?: The complementary color is #D35273, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #52D3B2?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.32:1 and white text 1.86:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.