#52AEAE#52AEAE
#52AEAE is a light, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.351; OKLCH L 69.5% C 0.087 H 195.3°. Best body text is #000000 at 8.02:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #52AEAE |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(82, 174, 174) |
| HSL | hsl(180, 36%, 50%) |
| HSV | hsv(180, 53%, 68%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(52.9%, 0%, 0%, 31.8%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(65.84, -27.14, -8.34) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(65.84, 28.40, 197.09°) |
| OKLab | oklab(69.53% -0.0842 -0.0231) |
| OKLCH | oklch(69.53% 0.087 195.3) |
| XYZ | xyz(26.2525, 35.1195, 45.4314) |
| Luminance | 0.3512 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | teal |
Closest named colors
Lightseagreen
#20B2AA
ΔE00 4.88
Cadetblue
#5F9EA0
ΔE00 5.55
Topaz
#13BBAF
ΔE00 6.84
Turquoise Blue
#06B1C4
ΔE00 6.85
Sea
#3C9992
ΔE00 7.44
Dull Teal
#5F9E8F
ΔE00 8.18
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#52AEAE #AE5252
analogous
#52AE80 #52AEAE #5280AE
triadic
#52AEAE #AE52AE #AEAE52
tetradic
#52AEAE #8052AE #AE5252 #80AE52
square
#52AEAE #8052AE #AE5252 #80AE52
split-complementary
#52AEAE #AE5280 #AE8052
monochromatic
#2B5B5B #3E8585 #52AEAE #7CC2C2 #A5D5D5
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.62
#52AEAE on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
8.02
#52AEAE on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #52AEAE
8.02:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##52AEAE | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##52AEAE | 1.00 | 2.62 | 8.02 | 8.02 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.62 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 8.02 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 8.02 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#A4A7AE
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#959BAF
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#00B3AE
Achromatopsia (no color)
#A0A0A0
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #52aeae; /* rgb */ color: rgb(82, 174, 174); /* oklch */ color: oklch(69.5% 0.087 195.3);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#8bc6c6',
500: '#52aeae',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #52aeae; $custom-light: #8bc6c6; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#52aeae",
"rgb": {
"r": 82,
"g": 174,
"b": 174
},
"hsl": {
"h": 180,
"s": 36.22,
"l": 50.196
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.69534,
"c": 0.08732,
"h": 195.3
},
"luminance": 0.35122
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#52AEAE
secondary
#C29999
accent
#5C5CCC
background
#F8FCFC
surface
#F0F8F8
border
#CBD1D1
text
#0D1313
muted
#7D8282