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#52CACC

#52cacc ≈ Dark Turquoise

  • cyan
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Cool
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#52cacc is a color from the cyan family, with medium lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 32.16% red, 79.22% green and 80% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 59.8% cyan, 0.98% magenta, 0% yellow and 20% black. Its hue angle is 180.98°, with 54.46% saturation and 56.08% lightness in HSL. It is a cool color, often associated with freshness, technology and clarity. Designers typically use it for health and wellness, technology products and brand accents. Black text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 10.68:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Dark Turquoise (#00ced1), ΔE 2.94.

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Web safe#66cccc
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Relative luminance0.4839

Complementary

  1. #52cacc
  2. #cc5452

Split complementary

  1. #52cacc
  2. #cc528d
  3. #cc9152

Analogous

  1. #52cc91
  2. #52cacc
  3. #528dcc

Triadic

  1. #52cacc
  2. #cc52ca
  3. #cacc52

Tetradic

  1. #52cacc
  2. #5452cc
  3. #cc5452
  4. #cacc52

Square

  1. #52cacc
  2. #9152cc
  3. #cc5452
  4. #8dcc52

Monochromatic

  1. #1e6667
  2. #30a0a2
  3. #52cacc
  4. #8ddcdd
  5. #c8eeef

Shades

#52cacc mixed progressively with black.

  1. #52cacc
  2. #4ab6b8
  3. #42a2a3
  4. #398d8f
  5. #31797a
  6. #296566
  7. #215152
  8. #193d3d
  9. #102829
  10. #081414
  11. #000000

Tints

#52cacc mixed progressively with white.

  1. #52cacc
  2. #63cfd1
  3. #75d5d6
  4. #86dadb
  5. #97dfe0
  6. #a9e5e6
  7. #baeaeb
  8. #cbeff0
  9. #dcf4f5
  10. #eefafa
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#52cacc mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #52cacc
  2. #57c3c4
  3. #5bbbbd
  4. #60b4b5
  5. #64acae
  6. #69a5a6
  7. #6e9e9e
  8. #729697
  9. #778f8f
  10. #7b8788
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.97:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 10.68:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #b9b9b9 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #9ac0c1 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #bdc1cc ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #aab3cd ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #00d0ca ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #9ec5cc ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #8fbdcd ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #10cecb ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-52cacc {
  color: #52cacc;
}
Background
.bg-52cacc {
  background-color: #52cacc;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-52cacc {
  border: 2px solid #52cacc;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #52cacc;
  --color-primary-rgb: 82 202 204;
  --color-primary-hsl: 181 54% 56%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-52cacc {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #52cacc, #528dcc);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-52cacc {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(82 202 204 / 0.35);
}

#00ced1 Dark Turquoise ΔE 2.94 #00cccc Robin Egg Blue ΔE 3.16 #48d1cc Medium Turquoise ΔE 3.23 #0abab5 Tiffany Blue ΔE 6.12 #43b3ae Verdigris ΔE 6.82 #40e0d0 Turquoise ΔE 8.16 #20b2aa Light Sea Green ΔE 8.21 #ad3533 Inverted #b9b9b9 Grayscale 

Dark Turquoise
#52cacc  rgb(82, 202, 204)  hsl(181, 54%, 56%)  Dark Turquoise
#cc5452  rgb(204, 84, 82)  hsl(1, 54%, 56%)  Indian Red
#cc52ca  rgb(204, 82, 202)  hsl(301, 54%, 56%)  Medium Orchid
#cacc52  rgb(202, 204, 82)  hsl(61, 54%, 56%)  Straw