Recognised as Colour
#52D5CC
- #52D5CC
- Cyan
- Light
- Nearest: Medium turquoise
#52D5CC is a cyan with RGB values 82, 213, 204 and HSL 176°, 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
#52D5CC#52D5CC
HEX#52D5CC
RGBrgb(82, 213, 204)
RGB (0–1)0.3216, 0.8353, 0.8
RGB percentages32.2%, 83.5%, 80%
HSLhsl(175.9, 60.9%, 57.8%)
HSV / HSBhsv(175.9, 61.5%, 83.5%)
CMYK61.5%, 0%, 4.2%, 16.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer5,428,684
CSS custom property--colour: #52D5CC;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.53742WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness182.7 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 11.75:1
Contrast with white1.79:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black11.75:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#B8B8B8
Inverted#AD2A33
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 text11.75:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familycyan
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#D5525B
Analogous#52D58B, #529DD5
Triadic#CC52D5, #D5CC52
Split complementary#D5529C, #D58B52
Tetradic#8B52D5, #D5525B, #9CD552
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R82
G213
B204
Red82 (32.2%)
Green213 (83.5%)
Blue204 (80%)
Hue175.88°
Saturation (HSL)60.93%
Lightness57.84%
Dominant channelGreen
Hex per channelR 52 · G D5 · B CC
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