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#52A765 Color

#52A765 is rgb(82, 167, 101) in RGB, hsl(133, 34%, 49%) in HSL, and about cmyk(51%, 0%, 40%, 35%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Medium Sea Green (#3CB371), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 8.87. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#52A765
HEX#52A765
RGBrgb(82, 167, 101)
HSLhsl(133, 34%, 49%)
HSVhsv(133, 51%, 65%)
CMYKcmyk(51%, 0%, 40%, 35%)
OKLCHoklch(65.8% 0.128 149.1)
LABlab(61.97% -38.04 25.97)
LCHlch(61.97% 46.05 145.68)

What #52A765 Is Called

Most hex codes have no name: there are 16.7 million of them and a few thousand registered names. These are the named colors nearest to #52A765, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Medium Sea Green#3CB371ΔE 8.87Forest Green (Crayola)#5FA777ΔE 10.46Shiny Shamrock#5FA778ΔE 10.97Shamrock Green#009E60ΔE 11.6May Green#4C9141ΔE 12.14Sea Foam Green#2E8B57ΔE 12.28

Browse the full index of named colors A-Z or every green in the library.

#52A765 Channel Values

How #52A765 breaks down in each color model. Hue is measured in degrees around the color wheel; saturation, lightness, and the CMYK inks are percentages.

ModelChannelsNotes
RGBR 82 · G 167 · B 1018-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 133° · S 34% · L 49%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 133° · S 51% · V 65%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 51% · M 0% · Y 40% · K 35%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance2.97:1 vs white · 7.07:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #52A765 background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1. Contrast is one check, not a full accessibility review.

Fails AAWhite text2.97:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text7.07:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #52A765 in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #52A765

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #52A765; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#52A765
Complementary
#A75295
Analogous
#6BA752
Analogous
#52A78F
Triadic
#6552A7
Triadic
#A76552
Split comp.
#8F52A7
Split comp.
#A7526B

Tints & Shades of #52A765

Lighter tints and darker shades built by moving the lightness channel while holding hue and saturation, which is what you want for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

Tints

#69B579
#81C18E
#98CDA4
#B0D8B9
#C8E4CE
#E0F0E4

Shades

#489359
#3D7B4A
#32673E
#274F2F
#1D3A23
#112215

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #52A765.

How #52A765 Looks with Color Vision Deficiency

Simulated with the Viénot, Brettel & Mollon LMS projection model. Anomalous types are rendered as partial versions of the matching dichromacy, which is an approximation rather than a per-person clinical model.

Typical#52A765
Protanopia#9D9D66
Protanomaly#85A165
Deuteranopia#929268
Deuteranomaly#7D9B67
Tritanopia#60A1A1
Tritanomaly#5BA38D
Achromatopsia#969696

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #52A765 in Code

Copy-ready declarations for the places this color usually ends up.

CSS custom property--color-52a765: #52A765;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #52A765;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-52a765': '#52A765' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.322, green: 0.655, blue: 0.396)
Android XML<color name="color_52a765">#52A765</color>
SVG fillfill="#52A765"

More Green Colors

#52A765 sits in the green family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

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#52A765 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #52A765?

#52A765 is a mid-tone green — rgb(82, 167, 101) in RGB and hsl(133, 34%, 49%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Medium Sea Green (#3CB371), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 8.87.

What is the RGB value of #52A765?

#52A765 is rgb(82, 167, 101) — red 82, green 167, and blue 101 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #52A765?

#52A765 converts to approximately cmyk(51%, 0%, 40%, 35%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #52A765 be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #52A765 scores 2.97:1 against white and 7.07:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #52A765 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #52A765 is not one of the CSS color keywords, so it has to be written as a hex, rgb() or hsl() value. The closest keyword is mediumseagreen (#3CB371) at a CIE76 distance of 8.87, which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side.

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