#52AFC9#52AFC9
#52AFC9 is a light, moderate cyan. Relative luminance 0.367; OKLCH L 70.8% C 0.095 H 218.9°. Best body text is #000000 at 8.33:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #52AFC9 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(82, 175, 201) |
| HSL | hsl(193, 52%, 55%) |
| HSV | hsv(193, 59%, 79%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(59.2%, 12.9%, 0%, 21.2%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(67.03, -19.93, -21.52) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(67.03, 29.33, 227.21°) |
| OKLab | oklab(70.78% -0.0742 -0.0598) |
| OKLCH | oklch(70.78% 0.095 218.9) |
| XYZ | xyz(29.3481, 36.6679, 60.7780) |
| Luminance | 0.3667 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | cyan |
Closest named colors
Turquoise Blue
#06B1C4
ΔE00 5.52
Greyblue
#77A1B5
ΔE00 7.51
Bright Sky Blue
#02CCFE
ΔE00 9.27
Sky Blue
#87CEEB
ΔE00 9.56
Bluegrey
#85A3B2
ΔE00 9.74
Deepskyblue
#00BFFF
ΔE00 9.76
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#52AFC9 #C96C52
analogous
#52C9A7 #52AFC9 #5273C9
triadic
#52AFC9 #C952AF #AFC952
tetradic
#52AFC9 #A752C9 #C96C52 #73C952
square
#52AFC9 #A752C9 #C96C52 #73C952
split-complementary
#52AFC9 #C95273 #C9A752
monochromatic
#26687A #3590A9 #52AFC9 #81C5D8 #AFDAE6
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.52
#52AFC9 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
8.33
#52AFC9 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #52AFC9
8.33:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##52AFC9 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##52AFC9 | 1.00 | 2.52 | 8.33 | 8.33 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.52 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 8.33 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 8.33 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#9FABCA
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#8D9EC9
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#00B8B7
Achromatopsia (no color)
#A3A3A3
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #52afc9; /* rgb */ color: rgb(82, 175, 201); /* oklch */ color: oklch(70.8% 0.095 218.9);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#8dc7d9',
500: '#52afc9',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #52afc9; $custom-light: #8dc7d9; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#52afc9",
"rgb": {
"r": 82,
"g": 175,
"b": 201
},
"hsl": {
"h": 193.109,
"s": 52.423,
"l": 55.49
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.70782,
"c": 0.09529,
"h": 218.9
},
"luminance": 0.36671
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#52AFC9
secondary
#D4ADA3
accent
#6B4CDC
background
#F9FCFD
surface
#F1F8FA
border
#CBD1D3
text
#0D1314
muted
#7E8283