Recognised as Colour
#52D5CB
- #52D5CB
- Cyan
- Light
- Nearest: Medium turquoise
#52D5CB is a cyan with RGB values 82, 213, 203 and HSL 175°, 61%, 58%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 11.7:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Medium turquoise.
Colour values
#52D5CB#52D5CB
HEX#52D5CB
RGBrgb(82, 213, 203)
RGB (0–1)0.3216, 0.8353, 0.7961
RGB percentages32.2%, 83.5%, 79.6%
HSLhsl(175.4, 60.9%, 57.8%)
HSV / HSBhsv(175.4, 61.5%, 83.5%)
CMYK61.5%, 0%, 4.7%, 16.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer5,428,683
CSS custom property--colour: #52D5CB;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.53694WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness182.6 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 11.74:1
Contrast with white1.79:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black11.74:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#B8B8B8
Inverted#AD2A34
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.79:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text11.74:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familycyan
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#D5525C
Analogous#52D589, #529ED5
Triadic#CB52D5, #D5CB52
Split complementary#D5529E, #D58A52
Tetradic#8A52D5, #D5525C, #9ED552
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R82
G213
B203
Red82 (32.2%)
Green213 (83.5%)
Blue203 (79.6%)
Hue175.42°
Saturation (HSL)60.93%
Lightness57.84%
Dominant channelGreen
Hex per channelR 52 · G D5 · B CB
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