#52D2EF Color

#52D2EF is rgb(82, 210, 239) in RGB, hsl(191, 83%, 63%) in HSL, and about cmyk(66%, 12%, 0%, 6%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Sky Blue (Crayola) (#76D7EA), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 8.03. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#52D2EF

HEX#52D2EF

RGBrgb(82, 210, 239)

HSLhsl(191, 83%, 63%)

HSVhsv(191, 66%, 94%)

CMYKcmyk(66%, 12%, 0%, 6%)

OKLCHoklch(80.4% 0.118 215.6)

LABlab(78.06% -29.90 -25.35)

LCHlch(78.06% 39.20 220.29)

What #52D2EF 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 #52D2EF, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Sky Blue (Crayola)#76D7EAΔE 8.03 Blizzard Blue#50BFE6ΔE 9.4 Middle Blue#7ED4E6ΔE 10.22 Medium Sky Blue#80DAEBΔE 10.26 Vivid Sky Blue#00CCFFΔE 12.5 Sky Blue#87CEEBΔE 12.89

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#52D2EF Channel Values

How #52D2EF breaks down in each color model. Hue is measured in degrees around the color wheel; saturation, lightness, and the CMYK inks are percentages.

Model	Channels	Notes
RGB	R 82 · G 210 · B 239	8-bit channels as sent to the display
HSL	H 191° · S 83% · L 63%	Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSV	H 191° · S 66% · V 94%	Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYK	C 66% · M 12% · Y 0% · K 6%	Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance	1.78:1 vs white · 11.82:1 vs black	WCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #52D2EF 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 text1.78:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

TextBlack text11.82:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

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Colors That Go With #52D2EF

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #52D2EF; 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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Analogous

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Triadic

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Split comp.

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Tints & Shades of #52D2EF

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

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How #52D2EF 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#52D2EF

Protanopia#C4C4EF

Protanomaly#A2C9EF

Deuteranopia#B5B5F1

Deuteranomaly#97C1F0

Tritanopia#43D6D6

Tritanomaly#4AD4E0

Achromatopsia#C2C2C2

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Using #52D2EF in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-52d2ef: #52D2EF;

CSS backgroundbackground-color: #52D2EF;

Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-52d2ef': '#52D2EF' }

SwiftUIColor(red: 0.322, green: 0.824, blue: 0.937)

Android XML<color name="color_52d2ef">#52D2EF</color>

SVG fillfill="#52D2EF"

More Teal Colors

#52D2EF sits in the teal family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

002424 f5ffff 002a38 f0ffff 002d2e eefbfb 003333 ecfeff 003542 ecf7f9 003838 ebffff 006466 009999 00ebeb 0d1616 192929 24fbff 36747d 50bfe6 73a9c2 8dd9cc aec6cf ccffff

#52D2EF Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #52D2EF?

#52D2EF is a light teal — rgb(82, 210, 239) in RGB and hsl(191, 83%, 63%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Sky Blue (Crayola) (#76D7EA), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 8.03.

What is the RGB value of #52D2EF?

#52D2EF is rgb(82, 210, 239) — red 82, green 210, and blue 239 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #52D2EF?

#52D2EF converts to approximately cmyk(66%, 12%, 0%, 6%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #52D2EF be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #52D2EF scores 1.78:1 against white and 11.82:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #52D2EF as a CSS color keyword?

No. #52D2EF 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 skyblue (#87CEEB) at a CIE76 distance of 12.89, which is visibly different.

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