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Recognised as Colour

#52ACBF

  • #52ACBF
  • Cyan
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Cadetblue

#52ACBF is a cyan with RGB values 82, 172, 191 and HSL 190°, 46%, 54%. 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

#52ACBF#52ACBF
HEX#52ACBF
RGBrgb(82, 172, 191)
RGB (0–1)0.3216, 0.6745, 0.749
RGB percentages32.2%, 67.5%, 74.9%
HSLhsl(190.5, 46%, 53.5%)
HSV / HSBhsv(190.5, 57.1%, 74.9%)
CMYK57.1%, 9.9%, 0%, 25.1%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer5,418,175
CSS custom property--colour: #52ACBF;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.3506WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness153.4 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 8.01:1
Contrast with white2.62:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black8.01:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#9A9A9A
Inverted#AD5340

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#9EA7C0no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 23.9 from the original
Deuteranopia#8D9BBFno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 24.7 from the original
Tritanopia#00B4B2no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 18.2 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.62:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text8.01:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Cadetblue · ΔE 11.5Sky blue · ΔE 15.3Dark cyan · ΔE 18.7Light seagreen · ΔE 19.9Light skyblue · ΔE 20.4Teal · ΔE 21.3
Nearest named CSS colourCadetblue (#5F9EA0)ΔE 11.54, a distinctly different colour
Hue familycyan
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#BF6552
Analogous#52BF9C, #5275BF
Triadic#BF52AC, #ACBF52
Split complementary#BF5275, #BF9C52
Tetradic#9C52BF, #BF6552, #75BF52

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#E7F3F6
Lighter +30%#C2E2E8
Lighter +20%#9CD0DB
Lighter +10%#77BECD
Darker −10%#3C90A2
Darker −20%#2E6F7D
Darker −30%#204E58
Darker −40%#132D32
More saturated +25%#34BFDD
Less saturated −25%#7099A1

Channel breakdown

R82
G172
B191
Red82 (32.2%)
Green172 (67.5%)
Blue191 (74.9%)
Hue190.46°
Saturation (HSL)45.99%
Lightness53.53%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 52 · G AC · B BF

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