#52ABB5#52ABB5
#52ABB5 is a light, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.343; OKLCH L 69.1% C 0.086 H 205.2°. Best body text is #000000 at 7.85:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #52ABB5 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(82, 171, 181) |
| HSL | hsl(186, 40%, 52%) |
| HSV | hsv(186, 55%, 71%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(54.7%, 5.5%, 0%, 29%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(65.16, -23.69, -13.25) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(65.16, 27.15, 209.22°) |
| OKLab | oklab(69.06% -0.0779 -0.0366) |
| OKLCH | oklch(69.06% 0.086 205.2) |
| XYZ | xyz(26.3797, 34.2534, 48.9285) |
| Luminance | 0.3426 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | teal |
Closest named colors
Turquoise Blue
#06B1C4
ΔE00 4.23
Cadetblue
#5F9EA0
ΔE00 5.14
Lightseagreen
#20B2AA
ΔE00 8.61
Sea
#3C9992
ΔE00 9.42
Greyblue
#77A1B5
ΔE00 10.00
Topaz
#13BBAF
ΔE00 10.60
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#52ABB5 #B55C52
analogous
#52B58E #52ABB5 #527AB5
triadic
#52ABB5 #B552AB #ABB552
tetradic
#52ABB5 #8E52B5 #B55C52 #7AB552
square
#52ABB5 #8E52B5 #B55C52 #7AB552
split-complementary
#52ABB5 #B5527A #B58E52
monochromatic
#2A5D62 #3C858D #52ABB5 #7DC0C7 #A8D5DA
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.67
#52ABB5 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
7.85
#52ABB5 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #52ABB5
7.85:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##52ABB5 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##52ABB5 | 1.00 | 2.67 | 7.85 | 7.85 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.67 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 7.85 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 7.85 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#9FA5B6
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#8F99B5
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#00B1AE
Achromatopsia (no color)
#9E9E9E
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #52abb5; /* rgb */ color: rgb(82, 171, 181); /* oklch */ color: oklch(69.1% 0.086 205.2);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#8bc4cb',
500: '#52abb5',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #52abb5; $custom-light: #8bc4cb; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#52abb5",
"rgb": {
"r": 82,
"g": 171,
"b": 181
},
"hsl": {
"h": 186.061,
"s": 40.081,
"l": 51.569
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.69061,
"c": 0.08604,
"h": 205.2
},
"luminance": 0.34256
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#52ABB5
secondary
#C7A09C
accent
#6458D0
background
#F9FCFC
surface
#F1F8F8
border
#CBD1D1
text
#0D1213
muted
#7E8182