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#52EF89 Color

#52EF89 is rgb(82, 239, 137) in RGB, hsl(141, 83%, 63%) in HSL, and about cmyk(66%, 0%, 43%, 6%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Very Light Malachite Green (#64E986), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 5.49. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#52EF89
HEX#52EF89
RGBrgb(82, 239, 137)
HSLhsl(141, 83%, 63%)
HSVhsv(141, 66%, 94%)
CMYKcmyk(66%, 0%, 43%, 6%)
OKLCHoklch(84.6% 0.193 151.3)
LABlab(84.62% -59.27 36.76)
LCHlch(84.62% 69.75 148.19)

What #52EF89 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 #52EF89, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Very Light Malachite Green#64E986ΔE 5.49Android Green#3DDC84ΔE 8.79Medium Spring Green#00FA9AΔE 10.19Pastel Green#77DD77ΔE 14.02Mint#98FF98ΔE 15.05Pale Green#98FB98ΔE 15.74

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

#52EF89 Channel Values

How #52EF89 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 239 · B 1378-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 141° · S 83% · L 63%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 141° · S 66% · V 94%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 66% · M 0% · Y 43% · K 6%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance1.49:1 vs white · 14.07:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #52EF89 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 text1.49:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text14.07:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #52EF89 in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #52EF89

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #52EF89; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#52EF89
Complementary
#EF52B8
Analogous
#6AEF52
Analogous
#52EFD7
Triadic
#8952EF
Triadic
#EF8952
Split comp.
#D752EF
Split comp.
#EF526A

Tints & Shades of #52EF89

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

#6AF199
#81F3A9
#98F5B9
#B0F8C9
#C7FAD9
#DEFCE9

Shades

#2DEB70
#14D758
#10B149
#0D8738
#096228
#053817

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #52EF89.

How #52EF89 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#52EF89
Protanopia#DEDE8A
Protanomaly#B7E58A
Deuteranopia#CCCC8E
Deuteranomaly#A9DB8C
Tritanopia#70E5E5
Tritanomaly#65E9C7
Achromatopsia#D3D3D3

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #52EF89 in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-52ef89: #52EF89;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #52EF89;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-52ef89': '#52EF89' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.322, green: 0.937, blue: 0.537)
Android XML<color name="color_52ef89">#52EF89</color>
SVG fillfill="#52EF89"

More Green Colors

#52EF89 sits in the green family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

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#52EF89 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #52EF89?

#52EF89 is a light green — rgb(82, 239, 137) in RGB and hsl(141, 83%, 63%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Very Light Malachite Green (#64E986), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 5.49.

What is the RGB value of #52EF89?

#52EF89 is rgb(82, 239, 137) — red 82, green 239, and blue 137 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #52EF89?

#52EF89 converts to approximately cmyk(66%, 0%, 43%, 6%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #52EF89 be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #52EF89 scores 1.49:1 against white and 14.07:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #52EF89 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #52EF89 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 mediumspringgreen (#00FA9A) at a CIE76 distance of 10.19, which is visibly different.

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