HEX atlas value

#52AD5B

#52AD5B is a cool green HEX color close to Medium Sea Green. According to Colors Encyclopedia, it converts to RGB 82, 173, 91, HSL 126, 36%, 50%, has luminance 0.3244, and belongs to the earth tone group.

green cool earth-tone

#52AD5B Sample readable text

HEX #52AD5B

RGB rgb(82, 173, 91)

HSL hsl(126 36% 50%)

CMYK cmyk(53, 0, 47, 32)

Luminance 0.3244

Contrast Black 7.49:1White 2.8:1

CSS

--color-52ad5b: #52AD5B;
.background-52ad5b { background-color: #52AD5B; }
.text-52ad5b { color: #52AD5B; }

Luminance0.3244

Black text7.49:1AA Pass

White text2.8:1AA Fail

hexCanonical HEX value

rgbRed, green, blue channels

hslHue, saturation, lightness

cmykApproximate print conversion

wcagAA and AAA contrast options

harmoniesMathematical harmony sets

variantsGenerated tone variants

nearestColorsKnowledge graph neighbors

Structured sections

Color systems

{"hex":"#52AD5B","rgb":[82,173,91],"hsl":[126,36,50],"cmyk":[53,0,47,32],"luminance":0.3244,"contrast":{"black":7.49,"white":2.8}}

WCAG

{"AA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"],"AAA":["#000000"]}

Safe pairings

[{"name":"Black text","hex":"#000000","contrast":7.49,"wcagAA":true,"wcagAAA":true},{"name":"White text","hex":"#FFFFFF","contrast":2.8,"wcagAA":false,"wcagAAA":false}]

Accessible alternatives

[{"name":"#90CB96","hex":"#90CB96","family":"green","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":11.17,"contrastWhite":1.88,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"]},{"name":"Paris Green","hex":"#50C878","family":"green","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":9.87,"contrastWhite":2.13,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"]},{"name":"#36C944","hex":"#36C944","family":"green","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":9.59,"contrastWhite":2.19,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"]},{"name":"Medium Sea Green","hex":"#3CB371","family":"green","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":7.88,"contrastWhite":2.67,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"],"wcagAAA":["#000000"]},{"name":"#76AD52","hex":"#76AD52","family":"green","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":7.87,"contrastWhite":2.67,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"],"wcagAAA":["#000000"]}]

AI context

{"semanticGroups":["cool green","earth tone","earth tone green","Medium Sea Green adjacent"],"useCases":["color conversion","WCAG contrast checks","CSS color tokens","natural palettes","botanical and wellness palettes"],"contrastSafeWith":["#000000","#1A1A1A"],"relatedEndpoints":["https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/hex/52ad5b.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/hex.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/medium-sea-green.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/epoxy-green.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/emerald.json"]}

Harmonies

{"complementary":"#AD52A4","analogous":["#76AD52","#52AD89"],"triadic":["#5B52AD","#AD5B52"],"tetradic":["#5276AD","#AD52A4","#AD8952"],"splitComplementary":["#8952AD","#AD5276"],"monochromatic":["#90CB96","#52AD5B","#346F3A"]}

Variants

{"light":"#90CB96","dark":"#346F3A","saturated":"#36C944","desaturated":"#6E9171","pastel":"#B2CDB5","neon":"#29FF3E"}

Nearest named colors

[{"slug":"medium-sea-green","name":"Medium Sea Green","hex":"#3CB371","distance":31.68595903550972},{"slug":"epoxy-green","name":"Epoxy Green","hex":"#4E8A57","distance":35.45419580247167},{"slug":"emerald","name":"Emerald","hex":"#50C878","distance":39.67366884975475},{"slug":"paris-green","name":"Paris Green","hex":"#50C878","distance":39.67366884975475},{"slug":"alexandrite","name":"Alexandrite","hex":"#3D8B74","distance":47.138094997570704}]

HEX meaning and use

About #52AD5B

#52AD5B is classified as a cool green value with earth tone visual character. #52AD5B is visually closest to Medium Sea Green, a named green color with HEX #3CB371.

The RGB channels are 82, 173, and 91, with green carrying the strongest channel weight. In HSL, the hue is 126deg with 36% saturation and 50% lightness, so this page treats it as a moderate-saturation, mid-lightness atlas color rather than a generic swatch.

According to Colors Encyclopedia, this HEX value works best for color conversion, WCAG contrast checks, CSS color tokens, and natural palettes. Its luminance is 0.3244, black text provides the stronger contrast for readable interface or documentation use, and Its nearest named-color distance is 31.69, which helps separate this atlas value from adjacent named color records.

WCAG Accessibility

Black text7.49:1AA Pass

White text2.8:1AA Fail

AA text options: #000000, #1A1A1A.

AAA text options: #000000.

Accessibility-Safe Pairings and Alternatives

Use these pairings when #52AD5B needs readable text, badges, interface states, or nearby accessible alternatives.

Black text#0000007.49:1 · AAA

White text#FFFFFF2.8:1 · Fail

Accessible Alternatives

#90CB96#000000 text · best 11.17:1#90CB96

Paris Green#000000 text · best 9.87:1#50C878

#36C944#000000 text · best 9.59:1#36C944

Medium Sea Green#000000 text · best 7.88:1#3CB371

#76AD52#000000 text · best 7.87:1#76AD52

Generated Palette

#52AD5B#52AD5B

#AD52A4#AD52A4

#76AD52#76AD52

#52AD89#52AD89

#90CB96#90CB96

#346F3A#346F3A

Color Harmonies

#AD52A4#AD52A4

#76AD52#76AD52

#52AD89#52AD89

#5B52AD#5B52AD

#AD5B52#AD5B52

Variants

#90CB96#90CB96

#346F3A#346F3A

#36C944#36C944

#6E9171#6E9171

#B2CDB5#B2CDB5

#29FF3E#29FF3E

Nearest Named Colors

Medium Sea Green#3CB371

Epoxy Green#4E8A57

Emerald#50C878

Paris Green#50C878

Alexandrite#3D8B74

#52AD5B

CSS

Machine-Readable HEX Data (JSON)

About #52AD5B

WCAG Accessibility

Accessibility-Safe Pairings and Alternatives

Accessible Alternatives

Generated Palette

Color Harmonies

Variants

Nearest Named Colors

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