What color is #52DBD4?

#52DBD4 is a moderate cyan, closest to the named color Hammam Blue. It belongs to the teal family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #52DBD4?

The RGB value is 82, 219, 212: 82 red, 219 green and 212 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #52DBD4?

The complementary color is #DB5259, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #52DBD4?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 12.44:1 and white text 1.69:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#52DBD4 color

#52DBD4 rgb(82, 219, 212)

Shades of teal

The hex color #52DBD4 is a moderate cyan.

In the RGB color model it is made of 32.2% red, 85.9% green and 83.1% blue (82, 219, 212).

Its hue angle is 177°, with 66% saturation and 59% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 63% cyan, 0% magenta, 3% yellow and 14% black.

The closest named color is Hammam Blue (#65DCD6), a difference of 1.5 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 12.44:1).

#52DBD4 color codes

HEX	`#52DBD4`
RGB	`rgb(82, 219, 212)`
RGB percent	`rgb(32.2%, 85.9%, 83.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(177, 66%, 59%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(177, 63%, 86%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(63%, 0%, 3%, 14%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(80.3, -38.23, -7.55)`
CIE LCH	`lch(80.3, 38.97, 191.17)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(40.69, 57.206, 71.172)`
Decimal	`5430228`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #52DBD4, 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 #52DBD4	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	12.44:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.69:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#52DBD4 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.69:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	12.44:1	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 #52DBD4 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #52dbd4; }
.text { color: #52dbd4; }
.border { border: 2px solid #52dbd4; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(82 219 212 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #52dbd4, #529ddb); }

Background

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Border

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Questions

What color is #52DBD4?: #52DBD4 is a moderate cyan, closest to the named color Hammam Blue. It belongs to the teal family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #52DBD4?: The RGB value is 82, 219, 212: 82 red, 219 green and 212 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #52DBD4?: The complementary color is #DB5259, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #52DBD4?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 12.44:1 and white text 1.69:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.