Recognised as Colour
#52A4AB
- #52A4AB
- Cyan
- Dark
- Nearest: Cadetblue
#52A4AB is a cyan with RGB values 82, 164, 171 and HSL 185°, 35%, 50%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 7.3:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Cadetblue.
Colour values
#52A4AB#52A4AB
HEX#52A4AB
RGBrgb(82, 164, 171)
RGB (0–1)0.3216, 0.6431, 0.6706
RGB percentages32.2%, 64.3%, 67.1%
HSLhsl(184.7, 35.2%, 49.6%)
HSV / HSBhsv(184.7, 52%, 67.1%)
CMYK52%, 4.1%, 0%, 32.9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer5,416,107
CSS custom property--colour: #52A4AB;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.31285WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness145.4 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 7.26:1
Contrast with white2.89:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black7.26:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#939393
Inverted#AD5B54
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.89:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text7.26:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familycyan
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#AB5952
Analogous#52AB85, #5278AB
Triadic#AB52A4, #A4AB52
Split complementary#AB5278, #AB8552
Tetradic#8552AB, #AB5952, #78AB52
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R82
G164
B171
Red82 (32.2%)
Green164 (64.3%)
Blue171 (67.1%)
Hue184.72°
Saturation (HSL)35.18%
Lightness49.61%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 52 · G A4 · B AB
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