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#52FF9A Color

#52FF9A is rgb(82, 255, 154) in RGB, hsl(145, 100%, 66%) in HSL, and about cmyk(68%, 0%, 40%, 0%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Medium Spring Green (#00FA9A), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 6.7. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#52FF9A
HEX#52FF9A
RGBrgb(82, 255, 154)
HSLhsl(145, 100%, 66%)
HSVhsv(145, 68%, 100%)
CMYKcmyk(68%, 0%, 40%, 0%)
OKLCHoklch(88.9% 0.198 153.4)
LABlab(89.64% -62.36 34.93)
LCHlch(89.64% 71.47 150.75)

What #52FF9A 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 #52FF9A, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Medium Spring Green#00FA9AΔE 6.7Very Light Malachite Green#64E986ΔE 10.68Android Green#3DDC84ΔE 13.06Spring Green#00FF7FΔE 15.05Mint#98FF98ΔE 16.74Pale Green#98FB98ΔE 17.81

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

#52FF9A Channel Values

How #52FF9A 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 255 · B 1548-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 145° · S 100% · L 66%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 145° · S 68% · V 100%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 68% · M 0% · Y 40% · K 0%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance1.3:1 vs white · 16.13:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #52FF9A 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 text1.3:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text16.13:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #52FF9A in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #52FF9A

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #52FF9A; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#52FF9A
Complementary
#FF52B7
Analogous
#60FF52
Analogous
#52FFF1
Triadic
#9A52FF
Triadic
#FF9A52
Split comp.
#F152FF
Split comp.
#FF5260

Tints & Shades of #52FF9A

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

#6BFFA9
#80FFB5
#99FFC4
#ADFFCF
#C7FFDE
#DBFFEA

Shades

#24FF7F
#00F566
#00C753
#009E42
#00702F
#00421C

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #52FF9A.

How #52FF9A 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#52FF9A
Protanopia#EDED9B
Protanomaly#C2F49B
Deuteranopia#D9D99F
Deuteranomaly#B3E99D
Tritanopia#73F5F5
Tritanomaly#67F9D7
Achromatopsia#E1E1E1

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #52FF9A in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-52ff9a: #52FF9A;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #52FF9A;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-52ff9a': '#52FF9A' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.322, green: 1.000, blue: 0.604)
Android XML<color name="color_52ff9a">#52FF9A</color>
SVG fillfill="#52FF9A"

More Green Colors

#52FF9A sits in the green family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

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#52FF9A Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #52FF9A?

#52FF9A is a light green — rgb(82, 255, 154) in RGB and hsl(145, 100%, 66%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Medium Spring Green (#00FA9A), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 6.7.

What is the RGB value of #52FF9A?

#52FF9A is rgb(82, 255, 154) — red 82, green 255, and blue 154 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #52FF9A?

#52FF9A converts to approximately cmyk(68%, 0%, 40%, 0%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #52FF9A be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #52FF9A scores 1.3:1 against white and 16.13:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #52FF9A as a CSS color keyword?

No. #52FF9A 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 6.7, which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side.

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Keep exploring: every green in the color library, the guide to shades of green, or the full color library.