#52C4CE#52C4CE
#52C4CE is a light, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.457; OKLCH L 75.9% C 0.103 H 203.2°. Best body text is #000000 at 10.15:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #52C4CE |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(82, 196, 206) |
| HSL | hsl(185, 56%, 56%) |
| HSV | hsv(185, 60%, 81%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(60.2%, 4.9%, 0%, 19.2%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(73.37, -29.04, -14.66) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(73.37, 32.53, 206.79°) |
| OKLab | oklab(75.93% -0.0946 -0.0406) |
| OKLCH | oklch(75.93% 0.103 203.2) |
| XYZ | xyz(34.3555, 45.7264, 65.3961) |
| Luminance | 0.4573 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | teal |
Closest named colors
Darkturquoise
#00CED1
ΔE00 5.12
Aqua Blue
#02D8E9
ΔE00 5.63
Turquoise Blue
#06B1C4
ΔE00 6.38
Mediumturquoise
#48D1CC
ΔE00 6.59
Neon Blue
#04D9FF
ΔE00 9.25
Lightseagreen
#20B2AA
ΔE00 9.30
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#52C4CE #CE5C52
analogous
#52CE9A #52C4CE #5286CE
triadic
#52C4CE #CE52C4 #C4CE52
tetradic
#52C4CE #9A52CE #CE5C52 #86CE52
square
#52C4CE #9A52CE #CE5C52 #86CE52
split-complementary
#52C4CE #CE5286 #CE9A52
monochromatic
#257A81 #32A7B1 #52C4CE #82D4DC #B1E5E9
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.07
#52C4CE on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
10.15
#52C4CE on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #52C4CE
10.15:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##52C4CE | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##52C4CE | 1.00 | 2.07 | 10.15 | 10.15 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.07 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 10.15 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 10.15 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#B6BCCF
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#A3AECF
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#00CBC7
Achromatopsia (no color)
#B4B4B4
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #52c4ce; /* rgb */ color: rgb(82, 196, 206); /* oklch */ color: oklch(75.9% 0.103 203.2);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#8fd6dd',
500: '#52c4ce',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #52c4ce; $custom-light: #8fd6dd; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#52c4ce",
"rgb": {
"r": 82,
"g": 196,
"b": 206
},
"hsl": {
"h": 184.839,
"s": 55.856,
"l": 56.471
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.75932,
"c": 0.10291,
"h": 203.2
},
"luminance": 0.4573
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#52C4CE
secondary
#D7A9A4
accent
#5549DF
background
#F9FDFD
surface
#F2FAFB
border
#CCD3D4
text
#0E1415
muted
#7E8383