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#54A20B Color

#54A20B is rgb(84, 162, 11) in RGB, hsl(91, 87%, 34%) in HSL, and about cmyk(48%, 0%, 93%, 36%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Green (RYB) (#66B032), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 7.65. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#54A20B
HEX#54A20B
RGBrgb(84, 162, 11)
HSLhsl(91, 87%, 34%)
HSVhsv(91, 93%, 64%)
CMYKcmyk(48%, 0%, 93%, 36%)
OKLCHoklch(63.7% 0.184 135.2)
LABlab(59.79% -41.85 58.55)
LCHlch(59.79% 71.97 125.55)

What #54A20B 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 #54A20B, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Green (RYB)#66B032ΔE 7.65Vine Green#38A32AΔE 11.07Slimy Green#299617ΔE 11.3Kelly Green#4CBB17ΔE 13.73Microsoft Green#7DB700ΔE 13.79India Green#138808ΔE 15.13

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

#54A20B Channel Values

How #54A20B 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 84 · G 162 · B 118-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 91° · S 87% · L 34%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 91° · S 93% · V 64%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 48% · M 0% · Y 93% · K 36%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance3.21:1 vs white · 6.55:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #54A20B 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.

Fails AAWhite text3.21:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text6.55:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #54A20B in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #54A20B

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #54A20B; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#54A20B
Complementary
#590BA2
Analogous
#A0A20B
Analogous
#0BA20E
Triadic
#0B54A2
Triadic
#A20B54
Split comp.
#0E0BA2
Split comp.
#A20BA0

Tints & Shades of #54A20B

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.

Tints

#6ACD0E
#81EF1A
#99F245
#B3F575
#CBF8A0
#E2FBCB

Shades

#4A8F0A
#3E7708
#346407
#2A5106
#203E04
#142603

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #54A20B.

How #54A20B 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#54A20B
Protanopia#98980E
Protanomaly#829C0D
Deuteranopia#8E8E1B
Deuteranomaly#7B9616
Tritanopia#679898
Tritanomaly#609C79
Achromatopsia#909090

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #54A20B in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-54a20b: #54A20B;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #54A20B;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-54a20b': '#54A20B' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.329, green: 0.635, blue: 0.043)
Android XML<color name="color_54a20b">#54A20B</color>
SVG fillfill="#54A20B"

More Green Colors

#54A20B sits in the green family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

000200fdfff5001f00f7fee7002400f7fbf5002c22f5fffa002e00f5fff5003300f0fff000800000db870d542b20483f33cc6646c3995ea50072863991e0b7a3f5d8bcd7bcd1ffed

#54A20B Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #54A20B?

#54A20B is a dark green — rgb(84, 162, 11) in RGB and hsl(91, 87%, 34%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Green (RYB) (#66B032), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 7.65.

What is the RGB value of #54A20B?

#54A20B is rgb(84, 162, 11) — red 84, green 162, and blue 11 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #54A20B?

#54A20B converts to approximately cmyk(48%, 0%, 93%, 36%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #54A20B be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #54A20B scores 3.21:1 against white and 6.55:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #54A20B as a CSS color keyword?

No. #54A20B 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 forestgreen (#228B22) at a CIE76 distance of 17.59, which is visibly different.

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Keep exploring: every green in the color library, the guide to shades of green, or the full color library.