#52b3c5

Color #52b3c5

A moderately saturated medium cyan.

Closest named color Cadet Blue #5f9ea0 · ΔE 12.9 Nearest Tailwind class cyan-500 #00b8db · ΔE 5

Open in Palette generator Color wheel Color mixer Contrast checker Blindness simulator Gradient

Conversions

HEX

#52b3c5

RGB

rgb(82, 179, 197)

HSL

hsl(189.4, 49.8%, 54.7%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(189.4, 58.4%, 77.3%)

CMYK

cmyk(58.4%, 9.1%, 0%, 22.7%)

LAB

lab(68.07, -23.16, -17.74)

LCH

lch(68.07, 29.17, 217.45)

OKLCH

oklch(71.6%, 0.094, 211.51)

HWB

hwb(189.4, 32.2%, 22.7%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#c56452

Analogous

#52c59e

#52b3c5

#5279c5

Triadic

#52b3c5

#c552b3

#b3c552

Split-complementary

#52b3c5

#c55279

#c59e52

Tetradic

#52b3c5

#6452c5

#c56452

#b3c552

Square

#52b3c5

#9e52c5

#c56452

#79c552

Shades

Color #52b3c5 mixed toward black.

#3a9cae

#2f7d8b

#235e68

#173e46

#0c1f23

Tints

Color #52b3c5 mixed toward white.

#6fc0cf

#8cccd8

#a8d9e2

#c5e6ec

#e2f2f5

Tones

Color #52b3c5 mixed toward gray.

#5cacbb

#65a6b2

#6f9fa8

#78999f

#829295

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.44:1

Aa Black text on this color

8.61:1

Black text reads better on this background (8.61:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#8788c1 · ΔE 25.9

Deuteranopia

#827ac0 · ΔE 28.8

Tritanopia

#5abdbd · ΔE 7.3

Achromatopsia

#a6a6a6 · ΔE 20.3

Left half is the original, right half is the simulated appearance. See all 8 vision types →

Code

CSS

background-color: #52b3c5;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#52b3c5]

Related colors

Powder Blue #b0e0e6

Light Blue #add8e6

Deep Sky Blue #00bfff

Cadet Blue #5f9ea0

Sky Blue #87ceeb

Dark Turquoise #00ced1

Frequently asked questions

#52b3c5 (#52b3c5) is rgb(82, 179, 197) in RGB.

No, #52b3c5 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

Related tools

Colors

HEX to RGB Converter

Convert any HEX color code to its RGB and HSL equivalents, live, with copy-to-clipboard values.

Try it → Accessibility

Contrast Checker

Check the WCAG contrast ratio between any two colors, live, with AA/AAA pass-fail results.

Try it → Generators

Palette Generator

Generate complementary, analogous, triadic, split-complementary, tetradic, square, and monochromatic palettes from any base color.

Try it →

Build something with this color

Generate a full palette from #52b3c5, or check how it holds up for accessibility.

Generate a palette → Check contrast