Recognised as Colour
#52A1AE
- #52A1AE
- Cyan
- Dark
- Nearest: Cadetblue
#52A1AE is a cyan with RGB values 82, 161, 174 and HSL 188°, 36%, 50%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 7.1:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Cadetblue.
Colour values
#52A1AE#52A1AE
HEX#52A1AE
RGBrgb(82, 161, 174)
RGB (0–1)0.3216, 0.6314, 0.6824
RGB percentages32.2%, 63.1%, 68.2%
HSLhsl(188.5, 36.2%, 50.2%)
HSV / HSBhsv(188.5, 52.9%, 68.2%)
CMYK52.9%, 7.5%, 0%, 31.8%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer5,415,342
CSS custom property--colour: #52A1AE;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.3034WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness143.8 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 7.07:1
Contrast with white2.97:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black7.07:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#919191
Inverted#AD5E51
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.97:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text7.07:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familycyan
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#AE5F52
Analogous#52AE8D, #5273AE
Triadic#AE52A1, #A1AE52
Split complementary#AE5273, #AE8D52
Tetradic#8D52AE, #AE5F52, #73AE52
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R82
G161
B174
Red82 (32.2%)
Green161 (63.1%)
Blue174 (68.2%)
Hue188.48°
Saturation (HSL)36.22%
Lightness50.2%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 52 · G A1 · B AE
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