#52DADA Color

#52DADA is rgb(82, 218, 218) in RGB, hsl(180, 65%, 59%) in HSL, and about cmyk(62%, 0%, 0%, 15%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Medium Turquoise (#48D1CC), very hard to tell apart at ΔE 4.27. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#52DADA

HEX#52DADA

RGBrgb(82, 218, 218)

HSLhsl(180, 65%, 59%)

HSVhsv(180, 62%, 85%)

CMYKcmyk(62%, 0%, 0%, 15%)

OKLCHoklch(81.6% 0.116 195.1)

LABlab(79.83% -37.98 -11.56)

LCHlch(79.83% 39.70 196.93)

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

Medium Turquoise#48D1CCΔE 4.27 Dark Turquoise#00CED1ΔE 7.16 Robin Egg Blue#00CCCCΔE 7.54 Maximum Blue Green#30BFBFΔE 9.55 Turquoise#40E0D0ΔE 9.99 Electric Blue#7DF9FFΔE 11.85

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#52DADA Channel Values

How #52DADA 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 218 · B 218	8-bit channels as sent to the display
HSL	H 180° · S 65% · L 59%	Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSV	H 180° · S 62% · V 85%	Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYK	C 62% · M 0% · Y 0% · K 15%	Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance	1.69:1 vs white · 12.4:1 vs black	WCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #52DADA 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 text1.69:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

TextBlack text12.4:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

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Colors That Go With #52DADA

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #52DADA; 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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Complementary

Analogous

Analogous

Triadic

Triadic

Split comp.

Split comp.

Tints & Shades of #52DADA

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 #52DADA 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#52DADA

Protanopia#CBCBDA

Protanomaly#A8D1DA

Deuteranopia#BBBBDC

Deuteranomaly#9CC8DB

Tritanopia#52DADA

Tritanomaly#52DADA

Achromatopsia#C7C7C7

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Using #52DADA in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-52dada: #52DADA;

CSS backgroundbackground-color: #52DADA;

Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-52dada': '#52DADA' }

SwiftUIColor(red: 0.322, green: 0.855, blue: 0.855)

Android XML<color name="color_52dada">#52DADA</color>

SVG fillfill="#52DADA"

More Teal Colors

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

536872 528789 53eafd 50bfe6 54e3d5 4dfcff 57ffff 4c9c9c 589393 4a6d7c 58e4d6 4a646c 73e8dc 8eebe6 b0e0e6 cefafe ebf6f9 005a70 008ebd 00ccff 0a2f3d 152323 213536 31ddcc

#52DADA Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #52DADA?

#52DADA is a mid-tone teal — rgb(82, 218, 218) in RGB and hsl(180, 65%, 59%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Medium Turquoise (#48D1CC), which is very hard to tell apart at a CIE76 distance of 4.27.

What is the RGB value of #52DADA?

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

What is the CMYK value of #52DADA?

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

Should text on #52DADA be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #52DADA scores 1.69:1 against white and 12.4:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

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

No. #52DADA 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 mediumturquoise (#48D1CC) at a CIE76 distance of 4.27, which is very hard to tell apart.

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