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Recognised as Colour

#52C4CF

  • #52C4CF
  • Cyan
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Medium turquoise

#52C4CF is a cyan with RGB values 82, 196, 207 and HSL 185°, 57%, 57%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 10.2:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Medium turquoise.

Colour values

#52C4CF#52C4CF
HEX#52C4CF
RGBrgb(82, 196, 207)
RGB (0–1)0.3216, 0.7686, 0.8118
RGB percentages32.2%, 76.9%, 81.2%
HSLhsl(185.3, 56.6%, 56.7%)
HSV / HSBhsv(185.3, 60.4%, 81.2%)
CMYK60.4%, 5.3%, 0%, 18.8%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer5,424,335
CSS custom property--colour: #52C4CF;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.45779WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness171.6 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 10.16:1
Contrast with white2.07:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black10.16:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#ADADAD
Inverted#AD3B30

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#B6BCD0no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 31.1 from the original
Deuteranopia#A3AECFno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 32.2 from the original
Tritanopia#00CBC7no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 14 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.07:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text10.16:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Medium turquoise · ΔE 11.5Dark turquoise · ΔE 11.6Light seagreen · ΔE 14.6Sky blue · ΔE 16.3Cadetblue · ΔE 17.1Turquoise · ΔE 20.5
Nearest named CSS colourMedium turquoise (#48D1CC)ΔE 11.51, a distinctly different colour
Hue familycyan
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#CF5D52
Analogous#52CF9B, #5286CF
Triadic#CF52C4, #C4CF52
Split complementary#CF5286, #CF9B52
Tetradic#9B52CF, #CF5D52, #86CF52

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#F2FAFB
Lighter +30%#CAEDF0
Lighter +20%#A2DFE5
Lighter +10%#7AD2DA
Darker −10%#34AEBA
Darker −20%#298992
Darker −30%#1E646A
Darker −40%#123E43
More saturated +25%#36DBEB
Less saturated −25%#6EADB3

Channel breakdown

R82
G196
B207
Red82 (32.2%)
Green196 (76.9%)
Blue207 (81.2%)
Hue185.28°
Saturation (HSL)56.56%
Lightness56.67%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 52 · G C4 · B CF

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