Information about #52A8BA color

#52A8BA color image

Basic facts about this digital color

The digital color #52A8BA is classified in the Register under the Cyan Color Family, with Moderate Saturation and Light brightness. In numbers: rgb(82, 168, 186) (32.2% red, 65.9% green, 72.9% blue), or CMYK 41 / 7 / 0 / 27 for print. New to color codes? See our guide to RGB color codes.

#52A8BA is a clearly saturated water-like cyan that carries an easy, daylight feel. In practice it works well for balanced palettes where no single element should shout. In The Official Register of Color Names it is just a few steps away from Toto (#519DAF). Slightly further away sit Viking (#4DB1C8) and Aquarius (#43A8C5).

In RGB terms — rgb(82, 168, 186) — the blue channel does the heavy lifting here. On this background, black text reaches a 7.7:1 contrast ratio (passing WCAG AAA); white stays at 2.7:1. Out of 16,777,216 possible colors, #52A8BA is still unnamed — it can be claimed and named in The Official Register of Color Names.

#52A8BA color variations

View this color variations of tints, shades, tones and hues.

#52A8BA color harmonies

Color harmonies are pleasing color schemes created according to their position on a color wheel.

Complementary

Complementary color schemes are made by picking two opposite colors con the color wheel. They appear vibrant near to each other.

Complementary color schemes

Split complementary

Split complementary schemes are like complementary but they uses two adiacent colors of the complement. They are more flexible than complementary ones.

Split complementary color scheme

Analogous

Analogous color schemes are made by picking three colors that are next to each other on the color wheel. They are perceived as calm and serene.

Analogous color scheme

Triadic

Triadic color schemes are created by picking three colors equally spaced on the color wheel. They appear quite contrasted and multicolored.

Triadic color scheme

Tetradic

Tetradic color schemes are made form two couples of complementary colors in a rectangular shape on the color wheel.

Tetradic color scheme

Square

Square color schemes are like tetradic arranged in a square instead of rectangle. Colors appear even more contrasting.

Square color scheme

Nearest named colors to #52A8BA

The closest officially registered color names in the Register, ordered by similarity — your shade’s neighborhood is already being claimed.

Toto color link
Toto

#519DAF

Viking color link
Viking

#4DB1C8

Aquarius color link
Aquarius

#43A8C5

Shakespeare color link
Shakespeare

#609AB8

Soft Teal color link
Soft Teal

#44A9AA

Maximum Blue color link
Maximum Blue

#47ABCC

Hemisphere color link
Hemisphere

#4E93BA

Verdigris color link
Verdigris

#43B3AE

Pastel Teal color link
Pastel Teal

#63B7B7

Such Fun color link
Such Fun

#489EA8

Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#52A8BA
  • RGB82, 168, 186
  • CMYK41, 7, 0, 27
  • CSSrgb(82, 168, 186)
  • HSL190°, 43%, 53%
  • HSL Precise190.385°, 42.975%, 52.549%
  • HSV190°, 56%, 73%
  • HSB190°, 56%, 73%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.322
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.659
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.729
  • GLSLvec3(0.322, 0.659, 0.729)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.322, 0.659, 0.729, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.322, 0.659, 0.729)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB32.2%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB65.9%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB72.9%
  • Color FamilyCyan
  • Saturation FamilyModerate Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyLight
  • HEX ID52A8BA
  • DECIMAL ID5417146
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
  • Seen by search & AI crawlers11 times
  • Counting from2025-01-01