#52B882

Closest named color: Medium Sea Green (#3CB371). oklch(70.8% 0.125 157.7), rgb(82, 184, 130).

Black text reads best on this color (8.53:1).

About this color

#52B882 is a medium-light, moderately saturated green. In OKLCH its lightness is 71%, its chroma 0.125 and its hue 158°. Its hue sits between the warm and cool halves of the wheel. The nearest named color is Medium Sea Green (#3CB371), ΔE 0.031 away. Black text reads best on it, at 8.53:1.

Hue family	Greens
Lightness	medium-light (71%)
Chroma	moderately saturated (0.125)
Temperature	in between
Nearest name	Medium Sea Green (#3CB371)
Black text	8.53:1
White text	2.45:1

Values

HEX	#52B882
RGB	rgb(82, 184, 130)
HSL	hsl(148, 42%, 52%)
OKLCH	oklch(70.8% 0.125 157.7)

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 #52B882	2.45:1	Fails	Lc -53.1	Large or bold text, headings
Black text on #52B882	8.53:1	AAA	Lc 55.9	Large or bold text, headings
#52B882 text on white	2.45:1	Fails	Lc 48.1	Large or bold text, headings
#52B882 text on black	8.53:1	AAA	Lc -53.9	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 400.

Step 50
50

#F0F8F3

oklch(97.2% 0.011 158.8)
Step 100
100

#DEEFE4

oklch(93.6% 0.023 157.6)
Step 200
200

#C2E2CE

oklch(88.4% 0.043 158)
Step 300
300

#96D0AD

oklch(80.8% 0.078 157.6)
Step 400
400 (this color)

#52B882

oklch(70.8% 0.125 157.7)
Step 500
500

#00A365

oklch(63% 0.148 157.8)
Step 600
600

#008954

oklch(55.5% 0.13 157.7)
Step 700
700

#007446

oklch(49.2% 0.116 157.5)
Step 800
800

#005F39

oklch(42.8% 0.1 157.9)
Step 900
900

#004F2E

oklch(37.6% 0.089 157.5)
Step 950
950

#002F1A

oklch(26.9% 0.063 158.2)

Export this scale for Tailwind in the Tailwind colors tool

#52B882 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)	#B7AB7F	0.116
Deuteranopia (no green cones)	#A8A185	0.112
Tritanopia (no blue cones)	#30B7AA	0.058
Achromatopsia (no color)	#A5A5A5	0.126