Color

#52BCD4

Light cool blue. Nearest reference color: Maximum blue green.

RGB

0–255

188

212

CMYK

0–100%

61.32%

11.32%

16.86%

RGB describes how #52BCD4 is represented with light on digital screens. This color combines red 82, green 188 and blue 212.

CMYK describes the same color using the four components commonly used in printing: cyan 61.32%, magenta 11.32%, yellow 0% and black 16.86%.

HSL values

H 191.08° S 60.19% L 57.65%

In the HSL color model, #52BCD4 has a hue of 191.08°, 60.19% saturation and 57.65% lightness. The sliders below show where this color sits across each of these three dimensions.

Color insight

#52BCD4 is a light, cool blue with moderate chroma.

Temperature: Cool
Lightness: Light
Chroma: Moderate

Color formats

Copy #52BCD4 in a format ready to use in CSS, design tools or other applications.

HEX #52BCD4

RGB rgb(82, 188, 212)

HSL hsl(191.08 60.19% 57.65%)

OKLCH oklch(0.742716 0.102331 215.0773)

CSS --color: #52BCD4;

Tints of #52BCD4

Tints are lighter variations of #52BCD4. They keep the character of the original color while moving progressively toward a lighter appearance.

#D2F6FF #9EECFF #76DEF6 #64CDE5 #52BCD4

Shades of #52BCD4

Shades are darker variations of #52BCD4. Moving toward black increases visual depth while preserving the underlying hue of the color.

#52BCD4 #088BA2 #005A6A #002E37 #00070A

Tones of #52BCD4

Tones reduce the chroma of #52BCD4, producing quieter and more muted variations without simply making the color lighter or darker.

#52BCD4 #6CB9CC #80B6C3 #92B2BA #A1AEB2

Tonal range of #52BCD4

A continuous light-to-dark scale places #52BCD4 between its lighter tints and deeper shades.

#D2F6FF #9EECFF #76DEF6 #64CDE5 #52BCD4 #088BA2 #005A6A #002E37 #00070A

CSS color scale

Use this tonal range as reusable CSS custom properties.

:root {
    --color-100: #D2F6FF;
    --color-200: #9EECFF;
    --color-300: #76DEF6;
    --color-400: #64CDE5;
    --color-500: #52BCD4;
    --color-600: #088BA2;
    --color-700: #005A6A;
    --color-800: #002E37;
    --color-900: #00070A;
}

Colors that go with #52BCD4

Color harmonies for #52BCD4 are generated by rotating its hue in the OKLCH color space while preserving its lightness and chroma. This creates classic complementary, analogous, triadic and other hue relationships with more consistent perceptual balance.

Complementary

Opposite on the color wheel, creating the strongest direct hue contrast.

#52BCD4 #E4947F

Analogous

Neighboring hues that stay visually close to the original color.

#52C1B4 #52BCD4 #72B2E8

Triadic

Three evenly spaced hues that create a broader, balanced color relationship.

#52BCD4 #D493C5 #C0AB5C

Split complementary

Two hues around the complementary color, providing contrast with more variation.

#52BCD4 #E390A3 #D89E64

Tetradic

Four related hues forming two complementary pairs on the color wheel.

#52BCD4 #BB9BE0 #E4947F #9DB76E

CSS gradients with #52BCD4

These gradients show how #52BCD4 moves toward white, black and its complementary color. Each gradient includes ready-to-use CSS that can be copied directly into a project.

Toward white

A light gradient that moves from the original color toward white.

#52BCD4 #84CDDF #AFDEEA #D8EFF5 #FFFFFF

background: linear-gradient(90deg, #52BCD4, #84CDDF, #AFDEEA, #D8EFF5, #FFFFFF);

Toward black

A dark gradient that moves from the original color toward black.

#52BCD4 #357F90 #1A4751 #04161A #000000

background: linear-gradient(90deg, #52BCD4, #357F90, #1A4751, #04161A, #000000);

Toward the complementary color

A gradient connecting the original color with its complementary hue.

#52BCD4 #61C1A2 #9CB76E #CDA55D #E4947F

background: linear-gradient(90deg, #52BCD4, #61C1A2, #9CB76E, #CDA55D, #E4947F);

Text contrast and accessibility

Contrast determines how clearly text can be distinguished from #52BCD4. The values below compare white and black text using WCAG contrast ratios.

White text

2.21:1

AA normal Fail AA large Fail AAA normal Fail

Black text

9.50:1

AA normal Pass AA large Pass AAA normal Pass

Recommended text color: #000000 . Relative luminance: 0.4251 .

Accessible CSS

Use the recommended text color with #52BCD4 as the background.

background-color: #52BCD4;
color: #000000;

Using #52BCD4 in design

See how #52BCD4 works in a simple interface. The examples below use the color as a background, accent and interface element, with text chosen from its accessibility result.

Background

Paletico Color in context

#52BCD4 used as a full background with its recommended text color.

Accent

Accent color

Use #52BCD4 to emphasize selected interface elements without filling the entire surface.

Example action

Tonal pair

#9EECFF

#52BCD4

#002E37

Colors similar to #52BCD4

These nearby colors are generated from perceptual variations of #52BCD4, including changes in lightness, chroma and hue.

#6ED6EE #34A3BA #00C0DF #79B7C6 #4DBECA #5BB9DC #5CCBD7 #4DACCF

Color vision simulation

The simulations below show mathematical approximations of how #52BCD4 may shift under three forms of color vision deficiency. They are simulations, not a diagnosis or an exact representation of any individual person's vision.

Protanopia #ABB6D5 Deuteranopia #98A8D4 Tritanopia #00C5C3

Simulation based on the model by Machado, Oliveira and Fernandes (2009), published in IEEE Transactions on Visualization and Computer Graphics. DOI: 10.1109/TVCG.2009.113.

Advanced color values

Beyond RGB, CMYK and HSL, #52BCD4 can also be represented in perceptual and device-independent color spaces used in color science and modern design tools.

XYZ

X: 33.3417
Y: 42.5103
Z: 68.7228

CIELAB

L*: 71.2213
a*: -23.3236
b*: -21.1761

OKLab

L: 0.742716
a: -0.083745
b: -0.058807

OKLCH

L: 0.742716
C: 0.102331
H: 215.0773°