#52A0BC Color

#52A0BC is rgb(82, 160, 188) in RGB and hsl(196, 44%, 53%) in HSL. The closest CSS named color is CadetBlue. Black text is most readable on this background.

#52A0BC

HEX#52A0BC

RGBrgb(82, 160, 188)

HSLhsl(196, 44%, 53%)

HSVhsv(196, 56%, 74%)

OKLCHoklch(66.7% 0.087 224)

CMYKcmyk(56%, 15%, 0%, 26%)

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG contrast ratios for text on a #52A0BC background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1.

TextWhite text2.95:1AA normal ✗AA large ✗AAA normal ✗

TextBlack text7.11:1AA normal ✓AA large ✓AAA normal ✓

Color Harmonies

Colors that pair well with #52A0BC based on color wheel relationships. Click any swatch for its full breakdown.

Base#52A0BC Complementary#BC6F52 Analogous#52BCA3 Analogous#526BBC Triadic#BC52A0 Triadic#A0BC52

Tints & Shades

Lighter tints and darker shades of #52A0BC, useful for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

Tints

#68ACC4 #82BACE #98C6D7 #B2D4E1 #C8E1EA #E2EFF4

Shades

#428DA9 #38788F #2E6276 #244D5C #1A3742 #102228

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