Palettes / Colors / #52EFEC

#52EFEC — Vivid Teal

#52EFEC is a teal color we call Vivid Teal, closest to the named color Turquoise (#40E0D0). It belongs to the teal family.

Color name

Closest CSS keyword: turquoise (#40E0D0) — not an exact match. CSS turquoise gives you #40E0D0, a different color; use #52EFEC 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.

#52EFEC is a cool teal color associated with freshness, clarity and balance. It is saturated enough to be the accent — buttons, highlights and calls to action — while neutrals do the quiet work around it.

Its strongest partner is its complement #EF5255; it also sits naturally between #52EF9E and #52A3EF. 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 94% · Blue 93%

Cyan 66% · Magenta 0% · Yellow 1% · Key 6%

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

Previews

CSS code for #52EFEC

.text { color: #52EFEC; }
.background { background-color: #52EFEC; }
.border { border: 3px solid #52EFEC; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(82, 239, 236); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(179, 83%, 63%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #52EFEC; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(82, 239, 236, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #52EFEC; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(82, 239, 236, 0.8); }

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

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #EF5255:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #52EFEC: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #52EFEC

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 #52EFEC 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 #52EFEC 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 #52EFEC?

#52EFEC is Vivid Teal, a teal color (RGB 82, 239, 236). Its closest standard named color is Turquoise.

What is the RGB and HSL of #52EFEC?

#52EFEC is RGB 82, 239, 236 — HSL 179°, 83%, 63% — CMYK 66%, 0%, 1%, 6%.

What colors go with #52EFEC?

Its complement is #EF5255; analogous partners are #52EF9E and #52A3EF. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #52EFEC for text?

Black text on #52EFEC has a contrast ratio of 14.92:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.41:1.