HEX atlas value

#52AD72

#52AD72 is a cool green HEX color close to Medium Sea Green. According to Colors Encyclopedia, it converts to RGB 82, 173, 114, HSL 141, 36%, 50%, has luminance 0.329, and belongs to the earth tone group.

green cool earth-tone

#52AD72 Sample readable text

HEX #52AD72

RGB rgb(82, 173, 114)

HSL hsl(141 36% 50%)

CMYK cmyk(53, 0, 34, 32)

Luminance 0.329

Contrast Black 7.58:1White 2.77:1

CSS

--color-52ad72: #52AD72;
.background-52ad72 { background-color: #52AD72; }
.text-52ad72 { color: #52AD72; }

Luminance0.329

Black text7.58:1AA Pass

White text2.77:1AA 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":"#52AD72","rgb":[82,173,114],"hsl":[141,36,50],"cmyk":[53,0,34,32],"luminance":0.329,"contrast":{"black":7.58,"white":2.77}}

WCAG

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

Safe pairings

[{"name":"Black text","hex":"#000000","contrast":7.58,"wcagAA":true,"wcagAAA":true},{"name":"White text","hex":"#FFFFFF","contrast":2.77,"wcagAA":false,"wcagAAA":false}]

Accessible alternatives

[{"name":"#90CBA5","hex":"#90CBA5","family":"green","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":11.27,"contrastWhite":1.86,"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":"#36C969","hex":"#36C969","family":"green","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":9.72,"contrastWhite":2.16,"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":"#52ADA0","hex":"#52ADA0","family":"cyan","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":7.84,"contrastWhite":2.68,"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/52ad72.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/hex.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/medium-sea-green.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/emerald.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/paris-green.json"]}

Harmonies

{"complementary":"#AD528D","analogous":["#5FAD52","#52ADA0"],"triadic":["#7252AD","#AD7252"],"tetradic":["#525FAD","#AD528D","#ADA052"],"splitComplementary":["#A052AD","#AD525F"],"monochromatic":["#90CBA5","#52AD72","#346F49"]}

Variants

{"light":"#90CBA5","dark":"#346F49","saturated":"#36C969","desaturated":"#6E917A","pastel":"#B2CDBB","neon":"#29FF74"}

Nearest named colors

[{"slug":"medium-sea-green","name":"Medium Sea Green","hex":"#3CB371","distance":22.825424421026653},{"slug":"emerald","name":"Emerald","hex":"#50C878","distance":27.730849247724095},{"slug":"paris-green","name":"Paris Green","hex":"#50C878","distance":27.730849247724095},{"slug":"alexandrite","name":"Alexandrite","hex":"#3D8B74","distance":40.01249804748511},{"slug":"agave","name":"Agave","hex":"#6F8F72","distance":41.72529209005013}]

HEX meaning and use

About #52AD72

#52AD72 is classified as a cool green value with earth tone visual character. #52AD72 is visually closest to Medium Sea Green, a named green color with HEX #3CB371.

The RGB channels are 82, 173, and 114, with green carrying the strongest channel weight. In HSL, the hue is 141deg 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 0.329, black text provides the stronger contrast for readable interface or documentation use, and Its nearest named-color distance is 22.83, which helps separate this atlas value from adjacent named color records.

WCAG Accessibility

Black text7.58:1AA Pass

White text2.77:1AA Fail

AA text options: #000000, #1A1A1A.

AAA text options: #000000.

Accessibility-Safe Pairings and Alternatives

Use these pairings when #52AD72 needs readable text, badges, interface states, or nearby accessible alternatives.

Black text#0000007.58:1 · AAA

White text#FFFFFF2.77:1 · Fail

Accessible Alternatives

#90CBA5#000000 text · best 11.27:1#90CBA5

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

#36C969#000000 text · best 9.72:1#36C969

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

#52ADA0#000000 text · best 7.84:1#52ADA0

Generated Palette

#52AD72#52AD72

#AD528D#AD528D

#5FAD52#5FAD52

#52ADA0#52ADA0

#90CBA5#90CBA5

#346F49#346F49

Color Harmonies

#AD528D#AD528D

#5FAD52#5FAD52

#52ADA0#52ADA0

#7252AD#7252AD

#AD7252#AD7252

Variants

#90CBA5#90CBA5

#346F49#346F49

#36C969#36C969

#6E917A#6E917A

#B2CDBB#B2CDBB

#29FF74#29FF74

Nearest Named Colors

Medium Sea Green#3CB371

Emerald#50C878

Paris Green#50C878

Alexandrite#3D8B74

Agave#6F8F72

#52AD72

CSS

Machine-Readable HEX Data (JSON)

About #52AD72

WCAG Accessibility

Accessibility-Safe Pairings and Alternatives

Accessible Alternatives

Generated Palette

Color Harmonies

Variants

Nearest Named Colors

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