Recognised as Colour
#52A180
- #52A180
- Cyan
- Dark
- Nearest: Sea green
#52A180 is a cyan with RGB values 82, 161, 128 and HSL 155°, 33%, 48%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 6.8:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Sea green.
Colour values
#52A180#52A180
HEX#52A180
RGBrgb(82, 161, 128)
RGB (0–1)0.3216, 0.6314, 0.502
RGB percentages32.2%, 63.1%, 50.2%
HSLhsl(154.9, 32.5%, 47.6%)
HSV / HSBhsv(154.9, 49.1%, 63.1%)
CMYK49.1%, 0%, 20.5%, 36.9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer5,415,296
CSS custom property--colour: #52A180;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.28842WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness138.2 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 6.77:1
Contrast with white3.1:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black6.77:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#8E8E8E
Inverted#AD5E7F
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text3.1:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text6.77:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familycyan
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#A15273
Analogous#52A158, #529AA1
Triadic#8052A1, #A18052
Split complementary#A1529A, #A15852
Tetradic#5952A1, #A15273, #9AA152
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R82
G161
B128
Red82 (32.2%)
Green161 (63.1%)
Blue128 (50.2%)
Hue154.94°
Saturation (HSL)32.51%
Lightness47.65%
Dominant channelGreen
Hex per channelR 52 · G A1 · B 80
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