#52AF9F#52AF9F
#52AF9F is a light, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.350; OKLCH L 69.3% C 0.092 H 180.7°. Best body text is #000000 at 7.99:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #52AF9F |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(82, 175, 159) |
| HSL | hsl(170, 37%, 50%) |
| HSV | hsv(170, 53%, 69%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(53.1%, 0%, 9.1%, 31.4%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(65.71, -31.58, -0.20) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(65.71, 31.58, 180.36°) |
| OKLab | oklab(69.29% -0.092 -0.001) |
| OKLCH | oklch(69.29% 0.092 180.7) |
| XYZ | xyz(25.0649, 34.9547, 38.2202) |
| Luminance | 0.3496 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | teal |
Closest named colors
Lightseagreen
#20B2AA
ΔE00 4.49
Greeny Blue
#42B395
ΔE00 4.75
Tealish
#24BCA8
ΔE00 4.75
Topaz
#13BBAF
ΔE00 5.12
Dull Teal
#5F9E8F
ΔE00 5.66
Turquoise (survey)
#06C2AC
ΔE00 6.36
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#52AF9F #AF5262
analogous
#52AF70 #52AF9F #5291AF
triadic
#52AF9F #9F52AF #AF9F52
tetradic
#52AF9F #7052AF #AF5262 #91AF52
square
#52AF9F #7052AF #AF5262 #91AF52
split-complementary
#52AF9F #AF5291 #AF7052
monochromatic
#2B5C54 #3E867A #52AF9F #7CC2B6 #A6D6CD
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.63
#52AF9F on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
7.99
#52AF9F on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #52AF9F
7.99:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##52AF9F | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##52AF9F | 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)
#A8A69E
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#9A9BA0
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#1BB2AA
Achromatopsia (no color)
#A0A0A0
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #52af9f; /* rgb */ color: rgb(82, 175, 159); /* oklch */ color: oklch(69.3% 0.092 180.7);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#8ac7bb',
500: '#52af9f',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #52af9f; $custom-light: #8ac7bb; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#52af9f",
"rgb": {
"r": 82,
"g": 175,
"b": 159
},
"hsl": {
"h": 169.677,
"s": 36.759,
"l": 50.392
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.69288,
"c": 0.09202,
"h": 180.7
},
"luminance": 0.34957
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#52AF9F
secondary
#C39AA1
accent
#5B6FCD
background
#F8FCFB
surface
#F0F8F6
border
#CBD1D0
text
#0C1311
muted
#7D8280