Palettes / Colors / #52FAEB
#52FAEB — Vivid Teal
#52FAEB 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 #52FAEB 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.
#52FAEB 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 #FA5260; it also sits naturally between #52FA98 and #52B4FA. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.
Color values
| HEX | #52FAEB |
|---|---|
| RGB | 82, 250, 235 |
| HSL | 175°, 94%, 65% |
| HSV | 175°, 67%, 98% |
| CMYK | 67%, 0%, 6%, 2% |
| XYZ | 52.66, 76.16, 90.52 |
| Yxy | 76.16, 0.2401, 0.3472 |
| CIE-Lab | 89.94, -45.95, -5.41 |
| Hunter Lab | 87.27, -41.00, -5.36 |
RGB & CMYK percentages
Red 32% · Green 98% · Blue 92%
Cyan 67% · Magenta 0% · Yellow 6% · Key 2%
CMYK values are unprofiled approximations for screen reference — not a print-proofing guarantee.
Previews
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CSS code for #52FAEB
.text { color: #52FAEB; }
.background { background-color: #52FAEB; }
.border { border: 3px solid #52FAEB; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(82, 250, 235); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(175, 94%, 65%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #52FAEB; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(82, 250, 235, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #52FAEB; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(82, 250, 235, 0.8); }
HTML: <p style="color:#52FAEB">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#52FAEB">Div content here</div>
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Color harmonies
Complementary — #FA5260:
Analogous:
Triadic:
Contrast & accessibility
| Against white text | 1.29:1 Fails |
|---|---|
| Against black text | 16.23:1 AAA |
Best text color on #52FAEB: #000000.
Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #52FAEB
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:
Smaller body text shows the effect best.
Blended color: · Contrast against #52FAEB: ·
How #52FAEB 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 #52FAEB rather than the exact color:
Similar colors
The closest colors that actually appear in our palette collection — click any to open its page:
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Frequently asked questions
What color is #52FAEB?
#52FAEB is Vivid Teal, a teal color (RGB 82, 250, 235). Its closest standard named color is Turquoise.
What is the RGB and HSL of #52FAEB?
#52FAEB is RGB 82, 250, 235 — HSL 175°, 94%, 65% — CMYK 67%, 0%, 6%, 2%.
What colors go with #52FAEB?
Its complement is #FA5260; analogous partners are #52FA98 and #52B4FA. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.
Can I use #52FAEB for text?
Black text on #52FAEB has a contrast ratio of 16.23:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.29:1.