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#52BD05 Color

#52BD05 is rgb(82, 189, 5) in RGB, hsl(95, 95%, 38%) in HSL, and about cmyk(57%, 0%, 97%, 26%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Kelly Green (#4CBB17), very hard to tell apart at ΔE 3.38. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#52BD05
HEX#52BD05
RGBrgb(82, 189, 5)
HSLhsl(95, 95%, 38%)
HSVhsv(95, 97%, 74%)
CMYKcmyk(57%, 0%, 97%, 26%)
OKLCHoklch(70.7% 0.215 137.6)
LABlab(68.29% -51.89 65.91)
LCHlch(68.29% 83.89 128.21)

What #52BD05 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 #52BD05, 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.

#52BD05 Channel Values

How #52BD05 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 189 · B 58-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 95° · S 95% · L 38%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 95° · S 97% · V 74%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 57% · M 0% · Y 97% · K 26%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance2.43:1 vs white · 8.64:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #52BD05 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 text2.43:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text8.64:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

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Colors That Go With #52BD05

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #52BD05; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

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Tints & Shades of #52BD05

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.

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Shades

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #52BD05.

How #52BD05 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#52BD05
Protanopia#B0B00B
Protanomaly#94B609
Deuteranopia#A3A31F
Deuteranomaly#8AAE17
Tritanopia#6CB2B2
Tritanomaly#62B68D
Achromatopsia#A6A6A6

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #52BD05 in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-52bd05: #52BD05;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #52BD05;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-52bd05': '#52BD05' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.322, green: 0.741, blue: 0.020)
Android XML<color name="color_52bd05">#52BD05</color>
SVG fillfill="#52BD05"

More Green Colors

#52BD05 sits in the green family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

#52BD05 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #52BD05?

#52BD05 is a dark green — rgb(82, 189, 5) in RGB and hsl(95, 95%, 38%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Kelly Green (#4CBB17), which is very hard to tell apart at a CIE76 distance of 3.38.

What is the RGB value of #52BD05?

#52BD05 is rgb(82, 189, 5) — red 82, green 189, and blue 5 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #52BD05?

#52BD05 converts to approximately cmyk(57%, 0%, 97%, 26%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #52BD05 be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #52BD05 scores 2.43:1 against white and 8.64:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #52BD05 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #52BD05 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 limegreen (#32CD32) at a CIE76 distance of 12.36, which is visibly different.

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