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#52ca9c color: Mint Jelly

#52ca9c is rgb(82, 202, 156) in RGB and oklch(75.862% 0.12764 164.789) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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157°
100%

75.9%
0.128
165°
  • Emerald
  • Light
  • Vivid
  • Cool
  • ≈ Emerald
  • emerald-400
  • Black 21%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
2.04:1Hard to read
Lc -44
Black text
10.29:1Readable · AA
Lc 64

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About #52ca9c

#52ca9c is a bright light emerald color. In OKLCH it has 75.9% lightness, 0.128 chroma and a hue of 165°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 2.04:1 contrast and black text 10.29:1, so black text reads better.

The closest named color is Mint Jelly (#45cea2). In Tailwind CSS the closest color is emerald-400.

More light emerald colors

Lighter: #52ca9c mixed with white

  1. 52ca9c
  2. 69d0a6
  3. 7cd5af
  4. 8fdbb9
  5. a0e0c3
  6. b1e5cd
  7. c1ead7
  8. d1f0e1
  9. e0f5eb
  10. f0faf5

Darker: #52ca9c mixed with black

  1. 52ca9c
  2. 46af87
  3. 3b9573
  4. 2f7c5f
  5. 25644c
  6. 1a4d39
  7. 113728
  8. 082218
  9. 020f09
  10. 000201

Calmer: #52ca9c with less saturation

  1. 52ca9c
  2. 60c89e
  3. 6dc5a0
  4. 78c3a2
  5. 82c1a4
  6. 8bbea6
  7. 93bba8
  8. 9bb9aa
  9. a2b6ac
  10. aab3ae

Questions about #52ca9c

What color is #52ca9c?

#52ca9c is bright light emerald. The closest named color is Mint Jelly. In RGB it is rgb(82, 202, 156), in HSL hsl(157, 53.1%, 55.69%) and in OKLCH oklch(75.862% 0.12764 164.789).

What colors go well with #52ca9c?

The complementary color of #52ca9c is #ea8ec3. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #8dc36e and #12c9c9. The triadic partners are #a8a4fe and #f3956a.

Is white or black text more readable on #52ca9c?

Black text reads better on #52ca9c: white gives a contrast ratio of 2.04:1 and black gives 10.29:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #52ca9c a warm or cool color?

#52ca9c is a cool color. In OKLCH its hue is 165 degrees, its lightness 75.9% and its chroma 0.128.