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#054E51 Color

#054E51 is rgb(5, 78, 81) in RGB, hsl(182, 88%, 17%) in HSL, and about cmyk(94%, 4%, 0%, 68%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Deep Jungle Green (#004B49), very hard to tell apart at ΔE 3.6. White text is the more readable choice on this background.

#054E51
HEX#054E51
RGBrgb(5, 78, 81)
HSLhsl(182, 88%, 17%)
HSVhsv(182, 94%, 32%)
CMYKcmyk(94%, 4%, 0%, 68%)
OKLCHoklch(38.6% 0.064 199.4)
LABlab(29.40% -20.07 -7.98)
LCHlch(29.40% 21.60 201.68)

What #054E51 Is Called

Most hex codes have no name: there are 16.7 million of them and a few thousand registered names. These are the named colors nearest to #054E51, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Browse the full index of named colors A-Z or every teal in the library.

#054E51 Channel Values

How #054E51 breaks down in each color model. Hue is measured in degrees around the color wheel; saturation, lightness, and the CMYK inks are percentages.

ModelChannelsNotes
RGBR 5 · G 78 · B 818-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 182° · S 88% · L 17%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 182° · S 94% · V 32%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 94% · M 4% · Y 0% · K 68%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance9.48:1 vs white · 2.22:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #054E51 background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1. Contrast is one check, not a full accessibility review.

TextWhite text9.48:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
Fails AABlack text2.22:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

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Colors That Go With #054E51

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #054E51; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

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Tints & Shades of #054E51

Lighter tints and darker shades built by moving the lightness channel while holding hue and saturation, which is what you want for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

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Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #054E51.

How #054E51 Looks with Color Vision Deficiency

Simulated with the Viénot, Brettel & Mollon LMS projection model. Anomalous types are rendered as partial versions of the matching dichromacy, which is an approximation rather than a per-person clinical model.

Typical#054E51
Protanopia#474751
Protanomaly#374A51
Deuteranopia#404052
Deuteranomaly#324652
Tritanopia#024E4E
Tritanomaly#034E4F
Achromatopsia#464646

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #054E51 in Code

Copy-ready declarations for the places this color usually ends up.

CSS custom property--color-054e51: #054E51;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #054E51;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-054e51': '#054E51' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.020, green: 0.306, blue: 0.318)
Android XML<color name="color_054e51">#054E51</color>
SVG fillfill="#054E51"

More Teal Colors

#054E51 sits in the teal family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

#054E51 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #054E51?

#054E51 is a darkest teal — rgb(5, 78, 81) in RGB and hsl(182, 88%, 17%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Deep Jungle Green (#004B49), which is very hard to tell apart at a CIE76 distance of 3.6.

What is the RGB value of #054E51?

#054E51 is rgb(5, 78, 81) — red 5, green 78, and blue 81 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #054E51?

#054E51 converts to approximately cmyk(94%, 4%, 0%, 68%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #054E51 be black or white?

White text is the more readable choice. #054E51 scores 9.48:1 against white and 2.22:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #054E51 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #054E51 is not one of the CSS color keywords, so it has to be written as a hex, rgb() or hsl() value. The closest keyword is darkslategray (#2F4F4F) at a CIE76 distance of 8.96, which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side.

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