#52AA3F
Closest named color: Mid Green (#50A747). oklch(66% 0.167 140.3), rgb(82, 170, 63).
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Black text reads best on this color (7.18:1).
About this color
#52AA3F is a medium-light, vivid green. In OKLCH its lightness is 66%, its chroma 0.167 and its hue 140°. Its hue sits between the warm and cool halves of the wheel. The nearest named color is Mid Green (#50A747), ΔE 0.013 away. Black text reads best on it, at 7.18:1.
| Hue family | Greens |
| Lightness | medium-light (66%) |
| Chroma | vivid (0.167) |
| Temperature | in between |
| Nearest name | Mid Green (#50A747) |
| Black text | 7.18:1 |
| White text | 2.92:1 |
Values
| HEX | #52AA3F |
| RGB | rgb(82, 170, 63) |
| HSL | hsl(109, 46%, 46%) |
| OKLCH | oklch(66% 0.167 140.3) |
Contrast
WCAG 2 contrast ratios are the conformance target: AA needs 4.5:1 for body text and 3:1 for large text, AAA needs 7:1. APCA Lc values are supplementary guidance from the WCAG 3 drafts.
| Pair | WCAG 2 | Result | APCA | APCA guidance |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| White text on #52AA3F | 2.92:1 | Fails | Lc -60.7 | Content text, not long reading |
| Black text on #52AA3F | 7.18:1 | AAA | Lc 48.7 | Large or bold text, headings |
| #52AA3F text on white | 2.92:1 | Fails | Lc 55.4 | Large or bold text, headings |
| #52AA3F text on black | 7.18:1 | AAA | Lc -46.4 | Large or bold text, headings |
Tints and shades
A 50–950 scale built in OKLCH: the hue is held, lightness follows a Tailwind v4-like curve, and every step is kept inside the sRGB gamut. This color sits at step 500.
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Step 50
50
#F2F7F0
oklch(97% 0.011 136.6)
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Step 100
100
#E2EEDF
oklch(93.6% 0.024 139.4)
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Step 200
200
#CAE1C5
oklch(88.5% 0.045 140.1)
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Step 300
300
#A5CE9C
oklch(80.9% 0.081 140)
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Step 400
400
#72B464
oklch(70.6% 0.131 140.1)
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Step 500
500 (this color)
#52AA3F
oklch(66% 0.167 140.3)
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Step 600
600
#268B00
oklch(55.7% 0.18 140.3)
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Step 700
700
#1E7500
oklch(49.2% 0.159 140.3)
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Step 800
800
#176000
oklch(42.8% 0.139 140.3)
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Step 900
900
#1B4F0E
oklch(37.8% 0.109 140.2)
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Step 950
950
#112E0B
oklch(26.9% 0.069 140.4)
#52AA3F with color blindness
Simulated with the Machado et al. (2009) model. ΔE is how far the color moves: below about 0.02 you would not notice a change.
| Vision | Seen as | Shift (ΔE) |
|---|---|---|
| Protanopia (no red cones) | #AE9C33 | 0.113 |
| Deuteranopia (no green cones) | #A39448 | 0.115 |
| Tritanopia (no blue cones) | #49A593 | 0.111 |
| Achromatopsia (no color) | #979797 | 0.168 |
Harmonies
Hue rotations in OKLCH that keep this color's lightness and chroma.
Complementary
The opposite hue (180°).
- #52AA3F
#52AA3F
oklch(66% 0.167 140.3)
- #BF6CD1
#BF6CD1
oklch(66.2% 0.167 320.3)
Analogous
Neighbouring hues, 30° either side.
Split complementary
The two hues beside the complement (150° and 210°).
Triadic
Three hues spaced 120° apart.
Palettes with this color
Curated palettes that contain a color within ΔE 0.04 (OKLab) of #52AA3F, closest first.
No curated palette has a color within ΔE 0.04 of #52AA3F.
Similar named colors
The eight closest entries in our named color list, with their ΔE distance.
- Mid Green #50A747 ΔE 0.013
- Medium Green #39AD48 ΔE 0.017
- Grass #5CAC2D ΔE 0.017
- Dark Pastel Green #56AE57 ΔE 0.025
- Fern #63A950 ΔE 0.026
- Leaf Green #5CA904 ΔE 0.028
- Leaf #71AA34 ΔE 0.029
- Shamrock #01B44C ΔE 0.037
Use #52AA3F in your product
Turn it into light and dark UI roles checked for contrast, then export to Tailwind v4, shadcn/ui, CSS or design tokens.