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#52B761 Color

#52B761 is rgb(82, 183, 97) in RGB, hsl(129, 41%, 52%) in HSL, and about cmyk(55%, 0%, 47%, 28%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Emerald (#50C878), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 8.18. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#52B761
HEX#52B761
RGBrgb(82, 183, 97)
HSLhsl(129, 41%, 52%)
HSVhsv(129, 55%, 72%)
CMYKcmyk(55%, 0%, 47%, 28%)
OKLCHoklch(69.9% 0.155 146.7)
LABlab(66.94% -44.61 34.28)
LCHlch(66.94% 56.26 142.46)

What #52B761 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 #52B761, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Emerald#50C878ΔE 8.18Mantis#74C365ΔE 8.93Medium Sea Green#3CB371ΔE 10.8Green (Pigment)#00A550ΔE 10.85GO Green#00AB66ΔE 12.79Bud Green#7BB661ΔE 13.19

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

#52B761 Channel Values

How #52B761 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 183 · B 978-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 129° · S 41% · L 52%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 129° · S 55% · V 72%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 55% · M 0% · Y 47% · K 28%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance2.53:1 vs white · 8.3:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #52B761 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 text2.53:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text8.3:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #52B761 in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #52B761

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #52B761; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#52B761
Complementary
#B752A8
Analogous
#76B752
Analogous
#52B794
Triadic
#6152B7
Triadic
#B76152
Split comp.
#9452B7
Split comp.
#B75276

Tints & Shades of #52B761

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

#6CC178
#81CA8C
#9AD5A3
#B0DEB7
#C9E8CE
#DFF1E1

Shades

#44A252
#398945
#2F6F38
#265A2D
#1B4121
#112814

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #52B761.

How #52B761 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#52B761
Protanopia#ABAB62
Protanomaly#90B061
Deuteranopia#9F9F65
Deuteranomaly#87A963
Tritanopia#65AFAF
Tritanomaly#5EB296
Achromatopsia#A3A3A3

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #52B761 in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-52b761: #52B761;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #52B761;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-52b761': '#52B761' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.322, green: 0.718, blue: 0.380)
Android XML<color name="color_52b761">#52B761</color>
SVG fillfill="#52B761"

More Green Colors

#52B761 sits in the green family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

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#52B761 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #52B761?

#52B761 is a mid-tone green — rgb(82, 183, 97) in RGB and hsl(129, 41%, 52%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Emerald (#50C878), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 8.18.

What is the RGB value of #52B761?

#52B761 is rgb(82, 183, 97) — red 82, green 183, and blue 97 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #52B761?

#52B761 converts to approximately cmyk(55%, 0%, 47%, 28%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #52B761 be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #52B761 scores 2.53:1 against white and 8.3:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #52B761 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #52B761 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 10.8, which is visibly different.

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