Recognised as Colour
#52ACBC
- #52ACBC
- Cyan
- Dark
- Nearest: Cadetblue
#52ACBC is a cyan with RGB values 82, 172, 188 and HSL 189°, 44%, 53%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 8:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Cadetblue.
Colour values
#52ACBC#52ACBC
HEX#52ACBC
RGBrgb(82, 172, 188)
RGB (0–1)0.3216, 0.6745, 0.7373
RGB percentages32.2%, 67.5%, 73.7%
HSLhsl(189.1, 44.2%, 52.9%)
HSV / HSBhsv(189.1, 56.4%, 73.7%)
CMYK56.4%, 8.5%, 0%, 26.3%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer5,418,172
CSS custom property--colour: #52ACBC;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.3493WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness153 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 7.99:1
Contrast with white2.63:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black7.99:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#9A9A9A
Inverted#AD5343
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.63:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text7.99:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familycyan
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#BC6252
Analogous#52BC97, #5277BC
Triadic#BC52AC, #ACBC52
Split complementary#BC5277, #BC9752
Tetradic#9752BC, #BC6252, #77BC52
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R82
G172
B188
Red82 (32.2%)
Green172 (67.5%)
Blue188 (73.7%)
Hue189.06°
Saturation (HSL)44.17%
Lightness52.94%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 52 · G AC · B BC
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