What color is #52DAC7?

#52DAC7 is a moderate spring green, closest to the named color Jazzy Jade. It belongs to the teal family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #52DAC7?

The RGB value is 82, 218, 199: 82 red, 218 green and 199 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #52DAC7?

The complementary color is #DA5265, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #52DAC7?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 12.21:1 and white text 1.72:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#52DAC7 color

#52DAC7 rgb(82, 218, 199)

Shades of teal

The hex color #52DAC7 is a moderate spring green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 32.2% red, 85.5% green and 78% blue (82, 218, 199).

Its hue angle is 172°, with 65% saturation and 59% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 62% cyan, 0% magenta, 9% yellow and 15% black.

The closest named color is Jazzy Jade (#55DDCC), a difference of 1 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 12.21:1).

#52DAC7 color codes

HEX	`#52DAC7`
RGB	`rgb(82, 218, 199)`
RGB percent	`rgb(32.2%, 85.5%, 78%)`
HSL	`hsl(172, 65%, 59%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(172, 62%, 85%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(62%, 0%, 9%, 15%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(79.65, -41.18, -1.57)`
CIE LCH	`lch(79.65, 41.21, 182.18)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(38.855, 56.056, 62.794)`
Decimal	`5429959`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #52DAC7, 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 #52DAC7	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	12.21:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.72:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#52DAC7 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.72:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	12.21:1	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 #52DAC7 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #52dac7; }
.text { color: #52dac7; }
.border { border: 2px solid #52dac7; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(82 218 199 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #52dac7, #52a9da); }

Background

Text color

Border

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Questions

What color is #52DAC7?: #52DAC7 is a moderate spring green, closest to the named color Jazzy Jade. It belongs to the teal family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #52DAC7?: The RGB value is 82, 218, 199: 82 red, 218 green and 199 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #52DAC7?: The complementary color is #DA5265, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #52DAC7?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 12.21:1 and white text 1.72:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.