Recognised as Colour
#52AEC3
- #52AEC3
- Cyan
- Dark
- Nearest: Cadetblue
#52AEC3 is a cyan with RGB values 82, 174, 195 and HSL 191°, 48%, 54%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 8.2:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Cadetblue.
Colour values
#52AEC3#52AEC3
HEX#52AEC3
RGBrgb(82, 174, 195)
RGB (0–1)0.3216, 0.6824, 0.7647
RGB percentages32.2%, 68.2%, 76.5%
HSLhsl(191.2, 48.5%, 54.3%)
HSV / HSBhsv(191.2, 57.9%, 76.5%)
CMYK57.9%, 10.8%, 0%, 23.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer5,418,691
CSS custom property--colour: #52AEC3;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.36006WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness155.3 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 8.2:1
Contrast with white2.56:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black8.2:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#9C9C9C
Inverted#AD513C
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.56:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text8.2:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familycyan
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#C36752
Analogous#52C3A0, #5275C3
Triadic#C352AE, #AEC352
Split complementary#C35275, #C39F52
Tetradic#A052C3, #C36752, #76C352
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R82
G174
B195
Red82 (32.2%)
Green174 (68.2%)
Blue195 (76.5%)
Hue191.15°
Saturation (HSL)48.5%
Lightness54.31%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 52 · G AE · B C3
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