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#52CDCD

#52cdcd ≈ Medium Turquoise

  • cyan
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Cool
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#52cdcd is a color from the cyan family, with medium lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 32.16% red, 80.39% green and 80.39% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 60% cyan, 0% magenta, 0% yellow and 19.61% black. Its hue angle is 180°, with 55.16% saturation and 56.27% 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 10.97:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Medium Turquoise (#48d1cc), ΔE 2.24.

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Web safe#66cccc
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Relative luminance0.4986

Complementary

  1. #52cdcd
  2. #cd5252

Split complementary

  1. #52cdcd
  2. #cd528f
  3. #cd8f52

Analogous

  1. #52cd8f
  2. #52cdcd
  3. #528fcd

Triadic

  1. #52cdcd
  2. #cd52cd
  3. #cdcd52

Tetradic

  1. #52cdcd
  2. #5252cd
  3. #cd5252
  4. #cdcd52

Square

  1. #52cdcd
  2. #8f52cd
  3. #cd5252
  4. #8fcd52

Monochromatic

  1. #1e6868
  2. #2fa3a3
  3. #52cdcd
  4. #8ddede
  5. #c9efef

Shades

#52cdcd mixed progressively with black.

  1. #52cdcd
  2. #4ab9b9
  3. #42a4a4
  4. #399090
  5. #317b7b
  6. #296767
  7. #215252
  8. #193e3e
  9. #102929
  10. #081515
  11. #000000

Tints

#52cdcd mixed progressively with white.

  1. #52cdcd
  2. #63d2d2
  3. #75d7d7
  4. #86dcdc
  5. #97e1e1
  6. #a9e6e6
  7. #baebeb
  8. #cbf0f0
  9. #dcf5f5
  10. #eefafa
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#52cdcd mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #52cdcd
  2. #57c5c5
  3. #5bbebe
  4. #60b6b6
  5. #64aeae
  6. #69a7a7
  7. #6e9f9f
  8. #729797
  9. #778f8f
  10. #7b8888
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.91:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 10.97:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #bbbbbb ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #9cc3c3 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #c1c4cd ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #adb5ce ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #00d3cd ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #a0c8cd ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #91bfce ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #0cd1cd ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-52cdcd {
  color: #52cdcd;
}
Background
.bg-52cdcd {
  background-color: #52cdcd;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-52cdcd {
  border: 2px solid #52cdcd;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #52cdcd;
  --color-primary-rgb: 82 205 205;
  --color-primary-hsl: 180 55% 56%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-52cdcd {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #52cdcd, #528fcd);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-52cdcd {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(82 205 205 / 0.35);
}

#48d1cc Medium Turquoise ΔE 2.24 #00ced1 Dark Turquoise ΔE 2.76 #00cccc Robin Egg Blue ΔE 2.85 #0abab5 Tiffany Blue ΔE 6.31 #40e0d0 Turquoise ΔE 7.12 #43b3ae Verdigris ΔE 7.23 #08e8de Bright Turquoise ΔE 7.58 #ad3232 Inverted #bbbbbb Grayscale 

Medium Turquoise
#52cdcd  rgb(82, 205, 205)  hsl(180, 55%, 56%)  Medium Turquoise
#cd5252  rgb(205, 82, 82)  hsl(0, 55%, 56%)  Indian Red
#cd52cd  rgb(205, 82, 205)  hsl(300, 55%, 56%)  Medium Orchid
#cdcd52  rgb(205, 205, 82)  hsl(60, 55%, 56%)  Straw