Palettes / Colors / #52BC56

#52BC56 — Muted Green

#52BC56 is a green color we call Muted Green, closest to the named color SeaGreen (#2E8B57). It belongs to the green family.

Color name

Closest CSS keyword: seagreen (#2E8B57) — not an exact match. CSS seagreen gives you #2E8B57, a different color; use #52BC56 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.

#52BC56 is a warm-leaning green color associated with growth, calm 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 #BC52B8; it also sits naturally between #84BC52 and #52BC8B. 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 74% · Blue 34%

Cyan 56% · Magenta 0% · Yellow 54% · Key 26%

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

Previews

CSS code for #52BC56

.text { color: #52BC56; }
.background { background-color: #52BC56; }
.border { border: 3px solid #52BC56; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(82, 188, 86); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(122, 44%, 53%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #52BC56; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(82, 188, 86, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #52BC56; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(82, 188, 86, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#52BC56">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#52BC56">Div content here</div>

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #BC52B8:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #52BC56: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #52BC56

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 #52BC56 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 #52BC56 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

← #52BC55  ·  #52BC57 →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #52BC56?

#52BC56 is Muted Green, a green color (RGB 82, 188, 86). Its closest standard named color is SeaGreen.

What is the RGB and HSL of #52BC56?

#52BC56 is RGB 82, 188, 86 — HSL 122°, 44%, 53% — CMYK 56%, 0%, 54%, 26%.

What colors go with #52BC56?

Its complement is #BC52B8; analogous partners are #84BC52 and #52BC8B. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #52BC56 for text?

Black text on #52BC56 has a contrast ratio of 8.69:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 2.42:1.