#52BCC3#52BCC3
#52BCC3 is a light, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.417; OKLCH L 73.6% C 0.097 H 201.2°. Best body text is #000000 at 9.34:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #52BCC3 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(82, 188, 195) |
| HSL | hsl(184, 48%, 54%) |
| HSV | hsv(184, 58%, 76%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(57.9%, 3.6%, 0%, 23.5%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(70.66, -28.23, -12.73) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(70.66, 30.96, 204.27°) |
| OKLab | oklab(73.64% -0.0906 -0.0352) |
| OKLCH | oklch(73.64% 0.097 201.2) |
| XYZ | xyz(31.3091, 41.6973, 58.0176) |
| Luminance | 0.4170 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | teal |
Closest named colors
Turquoise Blue
#06B1C4
ΔE00 5.44
Darkturquoise
#00CED1
ΔE00 5.96
Mediumturquoise
#48D1CC
ΔE00 7.12
Lightseagreen
#20B2AA
ΔE00 7.50
Aqua Blue
#02D8E9
ΔE00 7.77
Topaz
#13BBAF
ΔE00 8.24
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#52BCC3 #C35952
analogous
#52C392 #52BCC3 #5284C3
triadic
#52BCC3 #C352BC #BCC352
tetradic
#52BCC3 #9252C3 #C35952 #84C352
square
#52BCC3 #9252C3 #C35952 #84C352
split-complementary
#52BCC3 #C35284 #C39252
monochromatic
#286E73 #389AA0 #52BCC3 #7FCED3 #ADDFE3
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.25
#52BCC3 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
9.34
#52BCC3 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #52BCC3
9.34:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##52BCC3 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##52BCC3 | 1.00 | 2.25 | 9.34 | 9.34 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.25 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 9.34 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 9.34 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#AFB4C4
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#9DA7C4
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#00C2BE
Achromatopsia (no color)
#ADADAD
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #52bcc3; /* rgb */ color: rgb(82, 188, 195); /* oklch */ color: oklch(73.6% 0.097 201.2);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#8ed0d5',
500: '#52bcc3',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #52bcc3; $custom-light: #8ed0d5; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#52bcc3",
"rgb": {
"r": 82,
"g": 188,
"b": 195
},
"hsl": {
"h": 183.717,
"s": 48.498,
"l": 54.314
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.73636,
"c": 0.09724,
"h": 201.2
},
"luminance": 0.417
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#52BCC3
secondary
#D0A3A0
accent
#5850D8
background
#F9FCFD
surface
#F2F9FA
border
#CCD2D3
text
#0D1414
muted
#7E8283