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#54BB73 Color

#54BB73 is rgb(84, 187, 115) in RGB, hsl(138, 43%, 53%) in HSL, and about cmyk(55%, 0%, 39%, 27%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Medium Sea Green (#3CB371), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 5.36. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#54BB73
HEX#54BB73
RGBrgb(84, 187, 115)
HSLhsl(138, 43%, 53%)
HSVhsv(138, 55%, 73%)
CMYKcmyk(55%, 0%, 39%, 27%)
OKLCHoklch(71.3% 0.142 151.1)
LABlab(68.49% -43.41 27.10)
LCHlch(68.49% 51.18 148.02)

What #54BB73 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 #54BB73, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Medium Sea Green#3CB371ΔE 5.36Emerald#50C878ΔE 6.89GO Green#00AB66ΔE 10.63Green Frog#00A86BΔE 11.65Green (Crayola)#1CAC78ΔE 12.94Shamrock Green#009E60ΔE 13.06

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

#54BB73 Channel Values

How #54BB73 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 187 · B 1158-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 138° · S 43% · L 53%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 138° · S 55% · V 73%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 55% · M 0% · Y 39% · K 27%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance2.4:1 vs white · 8.73:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #54BB73 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 text2.4:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text8.73:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #54BB73 in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #54BB73

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #54BB73; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#54BB73
Complementary
#BB549C
Analogous
#68BB54
Analogous
#54BBA6
Triadic
#7354BB
Triadic
#BB7354
Split comp.
#A654BB
Split comp.
#BB5468

Tints & Shades of #54BB73

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

#69C384
#83CE99
#99D6AB
#B2E0C0
#C8E9D2
#E2F3E7

Shades

#43A861
#398E52
#2F7544
#245B35
#1A4226
#102817

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #54BB73.

How #54BB73 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#54BB73
Protanopia#AFAF74
Protanomaly#93B473
Deuteranopia#A2A276
Deuteranomaly#8AAD75
Tritanopia#65B4B4
Tritanomaly#5FB79E
Achromatopsia#A7A7A7

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #54BB73 in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-54bb73: #54BB73;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #54BB73;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-54bb73': '#54BB73' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.329, green: 0.733, blue: 0.451)
Android XML<color name="color_54bb73">#54BB73</color>
SVG fillfill="#54BB73"

More Green Colors

#54BB73 sits in the green family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

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#54BB73 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #54BB73?

#54BB73 is a mid-tone green — rgb(84, 187, 115) in RGB and hsl(138, 43%, 53%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Medium Sea Green (#3CB371), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 5.36.

What is the RGB value of #54BB73?

#54BB73 is rgb(84, 187, 115) — red 84, green 187, and blue 115 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #54BB73?

#54BB73 converts to approximately cmyk(55%, 0%, 39%, 27%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #54BB73 be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #54BB73 scores 2.4:1 against white and 8.73:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #54BB73 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #54BB73 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 mediumseagreen (#3CB371) at a CIE76 distance of 5.36, which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side.

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