#52D8C8#52D8C8
#52D8C8 is a light, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.551; OKLCH L 80.5% C 0.118 H 184.1°. Best body text is #000000 at 12.02:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #52D8C8 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(82, 216, 200) |
| HSL | hsl(173, 63%, 58%) |
| HSV | hsv(173, 62%, 85%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(62%, 0%, 7.4%, 15.3%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(79.08, -40.03, -2.93) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(79.08, 40.14, 184.19°) |
| OKLab | oklab(80.5% -0.1179 -0.0085) |
| OKLCH | oklch(80.5% 0.118 184.1) |
| XYZ | xyz(38.4561, 55.0716, 63.2356) |
| Luminance | 0.5508 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | teal |
Closest named colors
Turquoise
#40E0D0
ΔE00 2.13
Mediumturquoise
#48D1CC
ΔE00 4.07
Seafoam Blue
#78D1B6
ΔE00 5.92
Aqua (survey)
#13EAC9
ΔE00 6.39
Turquoise (survey)
#06C2AC
ΔE00 6.68
Tiffany Blue
#7BF2DA
ΔE00 6.71
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#52D8C8 #D85262
analogous
#52D885 #52D8C8 #52A5D8
triadic
#52D8C8 #C852D8 #D8C852
tetradic
#52D8C8 #8552D8 #D85262 #A5D852
square
#52D8C8 #8552D8 #D85262 #A5D852
split-complementary
#52D8C8 #D852A5 #D88552
monochromatic
#208F82 #2CC1AF #52D8C8 #84E3D8 #B6EFE8
Accessibility & contrast
On white
1.75
#52D8C8 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
12.02
#52D8C8 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #52D8C8
12.02:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##52D8C8 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##52D8C8 | 1.00 | 1.75 | 12.02 | 12.02 |
| #FFFFFF | 1.75 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 12.02 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 12.02 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#CECCC7
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#BABECA
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#00DCD3
Achromatopsia (no color)
#C4C4C4
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #52d8c8; /* rgb */ color: rgb(82, 216, 200); /* oklch */ color: oklch(80.5% 0.118 184.1);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#91e4d8',
500: '#52d8c8',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #52d8c8; $custom-light: #91e4d8; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#52d8c8",
"rgb": {
"r": 82,
"g": 216,
"b": 200
},
"hsl": {
"h": 172.836,
"s": 63.208,
"l": 58.431
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.805,
"c": 0.11825,
"h": 184.1
},
"luminance": 0.55076
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#52D8C8
secondary
#953944
accent
#4255E6
background
#FCFEFE
surface
#F5FCFB
border
#CFD5D4
text
#0E1614
muted
#7F8483