#52ACBC#52ACBC
#52ACBC is a light, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.349; OKLCH L 69.6% C 0.089 H 210.7°. Best body text is #000000 at 7.99:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #52ACBC |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(82, 172, 188) |
| HSL | hsl(189, 44%, 53%) |
| HSV | hsv(189, 56%, 74%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(56.4%, 8.5%, 0%, 26.3%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(65.69, -22.20, -16.35) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(65.69, 27.57, 216.37°) |
| OKLab | oklab(69.56% -0.0761 -0.0452) |
| OKLCH | oklch(69.56% 0.089 210.7) |
| XYZ | xyz(27.3056, 34.9271, 52.8698) |
| Luminance | 0.3493 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | teal |
Closest named colors
Turquoise Blue
#06B1C4
ΔE00 3.84
Cadetblue
#5F9EA0
ΔE00 6.69
Greyblue
#77A1B5
ΔE00 8.62
Bluegrey
#85A3B2
ΔE00 10.57
Lightseagreen
#20B2AA
ΔE00 10.74
Darkturquoise
#00CED1
ΔE00 11.46
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#52ACBC #BC6252
analogous
#52BC97 #52ACBC #5277BC
triadic
#52ACBC #BC52AC #ACBC52
tetradic
#52ACBC #9752BC #BC6252 #77BC52
square
#52ACBC #9752BC #BC6252 #77BC52
split-complementary
#52ACBC #BC5277 #BC9752
monochromatic
#29616A #3A8997 #52ACBC #7EC1CD #AAD6DE
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.63
#52ACBC on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
7.99
#52ACBC on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #52ACBC
7.99:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##52ACBC | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##52ACBC | 1.00 | 2.63 | 7.99 | 7.99 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.63 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 7.99 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 7.99 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#9EA7BD
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#8E9ABC
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#00B3B1
Achromatopsia (no color)
#A0A0A0
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #52acbc; /* rgb */ color: rgb(82, 172, 188); /* oklch */ color: oklch(69.6% 0.089 210.7);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#8cc5d0',
500: '#52acbc',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #52acbc; $custom-light: #8cc5d0; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#52acbc",
"rgb": {
"r": 82,
"g": 172,
"b": 188
},
"hsl": {
"h": 189.057,
"s": 44.167,
"l": 52.941
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.69562,
"c": 0.08853,
"h": 210.7
},
"luminance": 0.3493
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#52ACBC
secondary
#CCA59E
accent
#6754D4
background
#F9FCFC
surface
#F1F8F9
border
#CBD1D2
text
#0D1214
muted
#7E8182