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#52DABD Color

#52DABD is rgb(82, 218, 189) in RGB, hsl(167, 65%, 59%) in HSL, and about cmyk(62%, 0%, 13%, 15%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Turquoise (#40E0D0), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 7.83. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#52DABD
HEX#52DABD
RGBrgb(82, 218, 189)
HSLhsl(167, 65%, 59%)
HSVhsv(167, 62%, 85%)
CMYKcmyk(62%, 0%, 13%, 15%)
OKLCHoklch(80.7% 0.125 176.2)
LABlab(79.17% -43.76 2.81)
LCHlch(79.17% 43.85 176.32)

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

Turquoise#40E0D0ΔE 7.83Medium Aquamarine#66CDAAΔE 8.63Eucalyptus#44D7A8ΔE 10.14Medium Turquoise#48D1CCΔE 13.01Bright Turquoise#08E8DEΔE 13.59Pearl Aqua#88D8C0ΔE 14.17

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

#52DABD Channel Values

How #52DABD 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 218 · B 1898-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 167° · S 65% · L 59%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 167° · S 62% · V 85%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 62% · M 0% · Y 13% · K 15%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance1.73:1 vs white · 12.12:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #52DABD 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 text1.73:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text12.12:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

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

Colors That Go With #52DABD

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

Base
#52DABD
Complementary
#DA5270
Analogous
#52DA79
Analogous
#52B4DA
Triadic
#BD52DA
Triadic
#DABD52
Split comp.
#DA52B4
Split comp.
#DA7952

Tints & Shades of #52DABD

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

#6CE0C7
#81E4CF
#9AEAD8
#AFEEE0
#C8F3EA
#DDF8F2

Shades

#31D3B0
#26B596
#1F937A
#197662
#125446
#0B322A

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

How #52DABD 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#52DABD
Protanopia#CBCBBD
Protanomaly#A8D1BD
Deuteranopia#BBBBC0
Deuteranomaly#9CC8BF
Tritanopia#5DD7D7
Tritanomaly#59D8CD
Achromatopsia#C5C5C5

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #52DABD in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-52dabd: #52DABD;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #52DABD;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-52dabd': '#52DABD' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.322, green: 0.855, blue: 0.741)
Android XML<color name="color_52dabd">#52DABD</color>
SVG fillfill="#52DABD"

More Green Colors

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

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#52DABD Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #52DABD?

#52DABD is a mid-tone green — rgb(82, 218, 189) in RGB and hsl(167, 65%, 59%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Turquoise (#40E0D0), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 7.83.

What is the RGB value of #52DABD?

#52DABD is rgb(82, 218, 189) — red 82, green 218, and blue 189 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #52DABD?

#52DABD converts to approximately cmyk(62%, 0%, 13%, 15%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #52DABD be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #52DABD scores 1.73:1 against white and 12.12:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

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

No. #52DABD 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 turquoise (#40E0D0) at a CIE76 distance of 7.83, which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side.

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