All About Color #52B5BC

#52B5BC

About #52B5BC

#52B5BC is a medium cyan color with the hex code #52B5BC. In RGB it is red 82, green 181, blue 188; in HSL it is hue 184°, saturation 44%, lightness 53%; in CMYK it is 56%, 4%, 0%, 26%. Its contrast ratio is 2.42:1 on white and 8.69:1 on black.

#52B5BC Color Conversion

Hex triplet52, B5, BC
CMYK56.38%, 3.72%, 0.00%, 26.27%
RGB Decimal82, 181, 188
HSL184°, 44%, 53%
RGB Octal122, 265, 274
HSV (HSB)183.96°, 56.38%, 73.73%
RGB Binary1010010, 10110101, 10111100
CIE-L*AB68.37, -26.73, -12.33
RGB Percent32.16%, 70.98%, 73.73%
CIE-L*CH68.37, 29.44, 204.76
XYZ29.08, 38.47, 53.47
CIE-L*UV68.37, -40.96, -14.78
xyY0.24, 0.32, 38.47
Hunter-Lab62.03, -24.86, -7.69
RYB32.16%, 52.23%, 73.73%

Color Accessibility Scores

#52B5BC on a dark background: contrast 8.69:1, passes WCAG AAA.
#52B5BC on a light background: contrast 2.42:1, fails WCAG AA.

Color Shades

Tints and shades of #52B5BC, from lightest to darkest. Each swatch links to its own color page.

Related Palettes

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Complementary palette

#52B5BC · #95D1D6 · #327B81 · #BC5952 · #D69995

Analogous palette

#52BC59 · #52BC8E · #52B5BC · #5280BC · #5952BC

Triadic palette

#52B5BC · #BC52B5 · #B5BC52 · #95D1D6 · #D695D1

Tetradic palette

#52B5BC · #8E52BC · #BC5952 · #80BC52 · #327B81

Monochromatic palette

#215154 · #36868C · #52B5BC · #89CDD1 · #C1E4E7

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