#52B2BA#52B2BA
#52B2BA is a light, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.372; OKLCH L 70.9% C 0.091 H 202.7°. Best body text is #000000 at 8.44:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #52B2BA |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(82, 178, 186) |
| HSL | hsl(185, 43%, 53%) |
| HSV | hsv(185, 56%, 73%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(55.9%, 4.3%, 0%, 27.1%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(67.41, -25.81, -12.65) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(67.41, 28.74, 206.12°) |
| OKLab | oklab(70.92% -0.0835 -0.035) |
| OKLCH | oklch(70.92% 0.091 202.7) |
| XYZ | xyz(28.2593, 37.1771, 52.1315) |
| Luminance | 0.3718 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | teal |
Closest named colors
Turquoise Blue
#06B1C4
ΔE00 4.27
Cadetblue
#5F9EA0
ΔE00 6.61
Lightseagreen
#20B2AA
ΔE00 7.49
Darkturquoise
#00CED1
ΔE00 8.49
Topaz
#13BBAF
ΔE00 9.07
Mediumturquoise
#48D1CC
ΔE00 9.63
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#52B2BA #BA5A52
analogous
#52BA8E #52B2BA #527EBA
triadic
#52B2BA #BA52B2 #B2BA52
tetradic
#52B2BA #8E52BA #BA5A52 #7EBA52
square
#52B2BA #8E52BA #BA5A52 #7EBA52
split-complementary
#52B2BA #BA527E #BA8E52
monochromatic
#2A6368 #3B8D94 #52B2BA #7EC5CB #AAD9DD
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.49
#52B2BA on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
8.44
#52B2BA on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #52B2BA
8.44:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##52B2BA | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##52B2BA | 1.00 | 2.49 | 8.44 | 8.44 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.49 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 8.44 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 8.44 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#A6ABBB
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#959FBA
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#00B8B4
Achromatopsia (no color)
#A4A4A4
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #52b2ba; /* rgb */ color: rgb(82, 178, 186); /* oklch */ color: oklch(70.9% 0.091 202.7);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#8cc9ce',
500: '#52b2ba',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #52b2ba; $custom-light: #8cc9ce; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#52b2ba",
"rgb": {
"r": 82,
"g": 178,
"b": 186
},
"hsl": {
"h": 184.615,
"s": 42.975,
"l": 52.549
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.70921,
"c": 0.09057,
"h": 202.7
},
"luminance": 0.3718
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#52B2BA
secondary
#CAA19D
accent
#5F55D3
background
#F9FCFC
surface
#F1F8F9
border
#CBD1D2
text
#0D1313
muted
#7E8282