#52CABC#52CABC
#52CABC is a light, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.477; OKLCH L 76.8% C 0.109 H 184.6°. Best body text is #000000 at 10.53:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #52CABC |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(82, 202, 188) |
| HSL | hsl(173, 53%, 56%) |
| HSV | hsv(173, 59%, 79%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(59.4%, 0%, 6.9%, 20.8%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(74.61, -36.77, -3.05) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(74.61, 36.90, 184.74°) |
| OKLab | oklab(76.76% -0.1086 -0.0088) |
| OKLCH | oklch(76.76% 0.109 184.6) |
| XYZ | xyz(33.6732, 47.6623, 54.9923) |
| Luminance | 0.4767 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | teal |
Closest named colors
Mediumturquoise
#48D1CC
ΔE00 3.77
Turquoise (survey)
#06C2AC
ΔE00 4.64
Topaz
#13BBAF
ΔE00 4.93
Tealish
#24BCA8
ΔE00 5.04
Turquoise
#40E0D0
ΔE00 5.39
Seafoam Blue
#78D1B6
ΔE00 6.00
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#52CABC #CA5260
analogous
#52CA80 #52CABC #529CCA
triadic
#52CABC #BC52CA #CABC52
tetradic
#52CABC #8052CA #CA5260 #9CCA52
square
#52CABC #8052CA #CA5260 #9CCA52
split-complementary
#52CABC #CA529C #CA8052
monochromatic
#267C72 #34AB9D #52CABC #81D8CE #B0E7E0
Accessibility & contrast
On white
1.99
#52CABC on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
10.53
#52CABC on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #52CABC
10.53:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##52CABC | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##52CABC | 1.00 | 1.99 | 10.53 | 10.53 |
| #FFFFFF | 1.99 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 10.53 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 10.53 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#C1BFBC
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#AEB2BD
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#00CEC6
Achromatopsia (no color)
#B8B8B8
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #52cabc; /* rgb */ color: rgb(82, 202, 188); /* oklch */ color: oklch(76.8% 0.109 184.6);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#8fdad0',
500: '#52cabc',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #52cabc; $custom-light: #8fdad0; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#52cabc",
"rgb": {
"r": 82,
"g": 202,
"b": 188
},
"hsl": {
"h": 173,
"s": 53.097,
"l": 55.686
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.76763,
"c": 0.10898,
"h": 184.6
},
"luminance": 0.47666
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#52CABC
secondary
#D5A3A9
accent
#4B5CDD
background
#F9FDFC
surface
#F2FBF9
border
#CCD4D2
text
#0D1513
muted
#7E8382