#52ACB4#52ACB4
#52ACB4 is a light, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.346; OKLCH L 69.3% C 0.086 H 203.2°. Best body text is #000000 at 7.92:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #52ACB4 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(82, 172, 180) |
| HSL | hsl(185, 40%, 51%) |
| HSV | hsv(185, 54%, 71%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(54.4%, 4.4%, 0%, 29.4%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(65.43, -24.48, -12.30) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(65.43, 27.40, 206.67°) |
| OKLab | oklab(69.26% -0.0794 -0.034) |
| OKLCH | oklch(69.26% 0.086 203.2) |
| XYZ | xyz(26.4671, 34.5917, 48.4532) |
| Luminance | 0.3459 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | teal |
Closest named colors
Turquoise Blue
#06B1C4
ΔE00 4.51
Cadetblue
#5F9EA0
ΔE00 5.08
Lightseagreen
#20B2AA
ΔE00 7.79
Sea
#3C9992
ΔE00 8.97
Topaz
#13BBAF
ΔE00 9.76
Darkturquoise
#00CED1
ΔE00 10.07
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#52ACB4 #B45A52
analogous
#52B48B #52ACB4 #527BB4
triadic
#52ACB4 #B452AC #ACB452
tetradic
#52ACB4 #8B52B4 #B45A52 #7BB452
square
#52ACB4 #8B52B4 #B45A52 #7BB452
split-complementary
#52ACB4 #B4527B #B48B52
monochromatic
#2A5D61 #3D868C #52ACB4 #7DC0C7 #A7D5D9
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.65
#52ACB4 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
7.92
#52ACB4 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #52ACB4
7.92:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##52ACB4 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##52ACB4 | 1.00 | 2.65 | 7.92 | 7.92 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.65 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 7.92 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 7.92 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#A0A6B5
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#919AB4
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#00B2AE
Achromatopsia (no color)
#9F9F9F
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #52acb4; /* rgb */ color: rgb(82, 172, 180); /* oklch */ color: oklch(69.3% 0.086 203.2);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#8bc5ca',
500: '#52acb4',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #52acb4; $custom-light: #8bc5ca; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#52acb4",
"rgb": {
"r": 82,
"g": 172,
"b": 180
},
"hsl": {
"h": 184.898,
"s": 39.516,
"l": 51.373
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.69264,
"c": 0.08636,
"h": 203.2
},
"luminance": 0.34594
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#52ACB4
secondary
#C79F9B
accent
#6258CF
background
#F9FCFC
surface
#F1F8F8
border
#CBD1D1
text
#0D1313
muted
#7E8282