Skip to content

#52BC84 Color

#52BC84 is rgb(82, 188, 132) in RGB, hsl(148, 44%, 53%) in HSL, and about cmyk(56%, 0%, 30%, 26%) 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 7.41. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#52BC84
HEX#52BC84
RGBrgb(82, 188, 132)
HSLhsl(148, 44%, 53%)
HSVhsv(148, 56%, 74%)
CMYKcmyk(56%, 0%, 30%, 26%)
OKLCHoklch(71.8% 0.129 157.6)
LABlab(68.99% -41.87 18.83)
LCHlch(68.99% 45.91 155.78)

What #52BC84 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 #52BC84, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

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

#52BC84 Channel Values

How #52BC84 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 188 · B 1328-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 148° · S 44% · L 53%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 148° · S 56% · V 74%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 56% · M 0% · Y 30% · K 26%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance2.36:1 vs white · 8.89:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #52BC84 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 text2.36:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text8.89:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #52BC84 in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #52BC84

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #52BC84; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
Complementary
Analogous
Analogous
Triadic
Triadic
Split comp.
Split comp.

Tints & Shades of #52BC84

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

Shades

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #52BC84.

How #52BC84 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#52BC84
Protanopia#B0B084
Protanomaly#93B584
Deuteranopia#A3A387
Deuteranomaly#8AAD86
Tritanopia#61B6B6
Tritanomaly#5BB9A4
Achromatopsia#A9A9A9

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #52BC84 in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-52bc84: #52BC84;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #52BC84;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-52bc84': '#52BC84' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.322, green: 0.737, blue: 0.518)
Android XML<color name="color_52bc84">#52BC84</color>
SVG fillfill="#52BC84"

More Green Colors

#52BC84 sits in the green family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

#52BC84 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #52BC84?

#52BC84 is a mid-tone green — rgb(82, 188, 132) in RGB and hsl(148, 44%, 53%) 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 7.41.

What is the RGB value of #52BC84?

#52BC84 is rgb(82, 188, 132) — red 82, green 188, and blue 132 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #52BC84?

#52BC84 converts to approximately cmyk(56%, 0%, 30%, 26%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #52BC84 be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #52BC84 scores 2.36:1 against white and 8.89:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #52BC84 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #52BC84 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 7.41, which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side.

Open #52BC84 in a Tool

Keep exploring: every green in the color library, the guide to shades of green, or the full color library.