Palettes / Colors / #52AAA4

#52AAA4 — Muted Teal

#52AAA4 is a teal color we call Muted Teal, closest to the named color CadetBlue (#5F9EA0). It belongs to the teal family.

Color name

Closest CSS keyword: cadetblue (#5F9EA0) — not an exact match. CSS cadetblue gives you #5F9EA0, a different color; use #52AAA4 when you need this exact shade.

Sources: common names follow widely used color-name references; CSS keywords and their hex values follow the CSS Color specification.

#52AAA4 is a cool teal color associated with freshness, clarity and balance. It sits comfortably in the middle: usable for large areas in soft schemes, or as a supporting color beside something stronger.

Its strongest partner is its complement #A95157; it also sits naturally between #51A977 and #5183A9. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.

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Color values

RGB & CMYK percentages

Red 32% · Green 67% · Blue 64%

Cyan 52% · Magenta 0% · Yellow 4% · Key 33%

CMYK values are unprofiled approximations for screen reference — not a print-proofing guarantee.

Previews

CSS code for #52AAA4

.text { color: #52AAA4; }
.background { background-color: #52AAA4; }
.border { border: 3px solid #52AAA4; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(82, 170, 164); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(176, 35%, 49%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #52AAA4; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(82, 170, 164, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #52AAA4; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(82, 170, 164, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#52AAA4">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#52AAA4">Div content here</div>

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #A95157:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #52AAA4: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #52AAA4

Text set with opacity blends into the background, so its real contrast is lower than the solid ratios above. Choose a text color and an opacity to see the blended color and its true ratio:

How #52AAA4 looks with color blindness

Simulated with standard Machado color-vision-deficiency matrices — useful when this color carries meaning in charts, maps or interfaces:

Closest design-system colors

The nearest matches in the Tailwind CSS, Material Design and Bootstrap palettes — handy when you need a framework class instead of a raw hex:

Palettes with a similar color

These palettes use a close neighbour of #52AAA4 rather than the exact color:

Similar colors

The closest colors that actually appear in our palette collection — click any to open its page:

Browse neighbouring colors

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Frequently asked questions

What color is #52AAA4?

#52AAA4 is Muted Teal, a teal color (RGB 82, 170, 164). Its closest standard named color is CadetBlue.

What is the RGB and HSL of #52AAA4?

#52AAA4 is RGB 82, 170, 164 — HSL 176°, 35%, 49% — CMYK 52%, 0%, 4%, 33%.

What colors go with #52AAA4?

Its complement is #A95157; analogous partners are #51A977 and #5183A9. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #52AAA4 for text?

Black text on #52AAA4 has a contrast ratio of 7.64:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 2.75:1.