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Colour

#52BC9C

  • #52BC9C
  • Cyan
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Medium aquamarine

#52BC9C is a cyan with RGB values 82, 188, 156 and HSL 162°, 44%, 53%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 9:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Medium aquamarine.

Colour values

#52BC9C#52BC9C
HEX#52BC9C
RGBrgb(82, 188, 156)
RGB (0–1)0.3216, 0.7373, 0.6118
RGB percentages32.2%, 73.7%, 61.2%
HSLhsl(161.9, 44.2%, 52.9%)
HSV / HSBhsv(161.9, 56.4%, 73.7%)
CMYK56.4%, 0%, 17%, 26.3%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer5,422,236
CSS custom property--colour: #52BC9C;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.40161WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness159.8 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 9.03:1
Contrast with white2.33:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black9.03:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#A3A3A3
Inverted#AD4363

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#B7B19Ano red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 37 from the original
Deuteranopia#A7A59Eno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 37.9 from the original
Tritanopia#16BDB3no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 13.3 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.33:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text9.03:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Medium aquamarine · ΔE 6.2Light seagreen · ΔE 13.9Medium turquoise · ΔE 17.1Turquoise · ΔE 17.1Dark seagreen · ΔE 18.4Medium seagreen · ΔE 20.3
Nearest named CSS colourMedium aquamarine (#66CDAA)ΔE 6.24, clearly different but related
Hue familycyan
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#BC5272
Analogous#52BC67, #52A7BC
Triadic#9C52BC, #BC9C52
Split complementary#BC52A7, #BC6752
Tetradic#6752BC, #BC5272, #A7BC52

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#E5F5F0
Lighter +30%#C0E7DB
Lighter +20%#9CD8C6
Lighter +10%#77CAB1
Darker −10%#3D9E81
Darker −20%#2F7963
Darker −30%#215445
Darker −40%#123027
More saturated +25%#34DAA8
Less saturated −25%#709E90

Channel breakdown

R82
G188
B156
Red82 (32.2%)
Green188 (73.7%)
Blue156 (61.2%)
Hue161.89°
Saturation (HSL)44.17%
Lightness52.94%
Dominant channelGreen
Hex per channelR 52 · G BC · B 9C

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