What color is #52E85A?

#52E85A is a moderate green, closest to the named color The Matrix. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #52E85A?

The RGB value is 82, 232, 90: 82 red, 232 green and 90 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #52E85A?

The complementary color is #E852E0, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #52E85A?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 13.05:1 and white text 1.61:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#52E85A color

#52E85A rgb(82, 232, 90)

Shades of green

The hex color #52E85A is a moderate green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 32.2% red, 91% green and 35.3% blue (82, 232, 90).

Its hue angle is 123°, with 77% saturation and 62% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 65% cyan, 0% magenta, 61% yellow and 9% black.

The closest named color is The Matrix (#70F15E), a difference of 2.9 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 13.05:1).

#52E85A color codes

HEX	`#52E85A`
RGB	`rgb(82, 232, 90)`
RGB percent	`rgb(32.2%, 91%, 35.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(123, 77%, 62%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(123, 65%, 91%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(65%, 0%, 61%, 9%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(81.97, -66.72, 56.18)`
CIE LCH	`lch(81.97, 87.23, 139.9)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(34.18, 60.242, 19.497)`
Decimal	`5433434`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #52E85A, 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 #52E85A	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	13.05:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.61:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#52E85A as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.61:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	13.05:1	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 #52E85A looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #52e85a; }
.text { color: #52e85a; }
.border { border: 2px solid #52e85a; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(82 232 90 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #52e85a, #52e8a5); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Pastel Green.

Questions

What color is #52E85A?: #52E85A is a moderate green, closest to the named color The Matrix. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #52E85A?: The RGB value is 82, 232, 90: 82 red, 232 green and 90 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #52E85A?: The complementary color is #E852E0, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #52E85A?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 13.05:1 and white text 1.61:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.