Recognised as Colour
#52DAE1
- #52DAE1
- Cyan
- Light
- Nearest: Medium turquoise
#52DAE1 is a cyan with RGB values 82, 218, 225 and HSL 183°, 70%, 60%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 12.5:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Medium turquoise.
Colour values
#52DAE1#52DAE1
HEX#52DAE1
RGBrgb(82, 218, 225)
RGB (0–1)0.3216, 0.8549, 0.8824
RGB percentages32.2%, 85.5%, 88.2%
HSLhsl(182.9, 70.4%, 60.2%)
HSV / HSBhsv(182.9, 63.6%, 88.2%)
CMYK63.6%, 3.1%, 0%, 11.8%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer5,429,985
CSS custom property--colour: #52DAE1;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.57373WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness188.9 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 12.47:1
Contrast with white1.68:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black12.47:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#BEBEBE
Inverted#AD251E
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.68:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text12.47:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familycyan
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#E15952
Analogous#52E1A0, #5293E1
Triadic#E152DA, #DAE152
Split complementary#E15292, #E1A152
Tetradic#A152E1, #E15952, #93E152
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R82
G218
B225
Red82 (32.2%)
Green218 (85.5%)
Blue225 (88.2%)
Hue182.94°
Saturation (HSL)70.44%
Lightness60.2%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 52 · G DA · B E1
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