#52AEB8#52AEB8
#52AEB8 is a light, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.355; OKLCH L 69.9% C 0.088 H 204.9°. Best body text is #000000 at 8.11:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #52AEB8 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(82, 174, 184) |
| HSL | hsl(186, 42%, 52%) |
| HSV | hsv(186, 55%, 72%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(55.4%, 5.4%, 0%, 27.8%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(66.15, -24.36, -13.43) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(66.15, 27.82, 208.87°) |
| OKLab | oklab(69.89% -0.08 -0.0371) |
| OKLCH | oklch(69.89% 0.088 204.9) |
| XYZ | xyz(27.2639, 35.5240, 50.7581) |
| Luminance | 0.3553 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | teal |
Closest named colors
Turquoise Blue
#06B1C4
ΔE00 3.94
Cadetblue
#5F9EA0
ΔE00 5.84
Lightseagreen
#20B2AA
ΔE00 8.39
Darkturquoise
#00CED1
ΔE00 9.82
Sea
#3C9992
ΔE00 9.90
Topaz
#13BBAF
ΔE00 10.21
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#52AEB8 #B85C52
analogous
#52B88F #52AEB8 #527BB8
triadic
#52AEB8 #B852AE #AEB852
tetradic
#52AEB8 #8F52B8 #B85C52 #7BB852
square
#52AEB8 #8F52B8 #B85C52 #7BB852
split-complementary
#52AEB8 #B8527B #B88F52
monochromatic
#2A6066 #3C8991 #52AEB8 #7DC2CA #A9D7DC
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.59
#52AEB8 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
8.11
#52AEB8 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #52AEB8
8.11:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##52AEB8 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##52AEB8 | 1.00 | 2.59 | 8.11 | 8.11 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.59 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 8.11 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 8.11 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#A2A8B9
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#929CB8
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#00B4B1
Achromatopsia (no color)
#A1A1A1
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #52aeb8; /* rgb */ color: rgb(82, 174, 184); /* oklch */ color: oklch(69.9% 0.088 204.9);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#8cc6cd',
500: '#52aeb8',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #52aeb8; $custom-light: #8cc6cd; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#52aeb8",
"rgb": {
"r": 82,
"g": 174,
"b": 184
},
"hsl": {
"h": 185.882,
"s": 41.803,
"l": 52.157
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.6989,
"c": 0.08816,
"h": 204.9
},
"luminance": 0.35527
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#52AEB8
secondary
#C9A19D
accent
#6256D2
background
#F9FCFC
surface
#F1F8F9
border
#CBD1D2
text
#0D1313
muted
#7E8282