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#54C985 Color

#54C985 is rgb(84, 201, 133) in RGB, hsl(145, 52%, 56%) in HSL, and about cmyk(58%, 0%, 34%, 21%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Emerald (#50C878), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 6.3. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#54C985
HEX#54C985
RGBrgb(84, 201, 133)
HSLhsl(145, 52%, 56%)
HSVhsv(145, 58%, 79%)
CMYKcmyk(58%, 0%, 34%, 21%)
OKLCHoklch(75.2% 0.145 155)
LABlab(73.07% -46.18 23.79)
LCHlch(73.07% 51.94 152.75)

What #54C985 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 #54C985, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Emerald#50C878ΔE 6.3Medium Sea Green#3CB371ΔE 7.85GO Green#00AB66ΔE 12.49Caribbean Green#00CC99ΔE 12.99Green (Crayola)#1CAC78ΔE 13.05Green Frog#00A86BΔE 13.08

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

#54C985 Channel Values

How #54C985 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 201 · B 1338-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 145° · S 52% · L 56%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 145° · S 58% · V 79%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 58% · M 0% · Y 34% · K 21%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance2.09:1 vs white · 10.07:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #54C985 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 text2.09:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text10.07:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #54C985 in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #54C985

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #54C985; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#54C985
Complementary
#C95499
Analogous
#5EC954
Analogous
#54C9BF
Triadic
#8554C9
Triadic
#C98554
Split comp.
#BF54C9
Split comp.
#C9545E

Tints & Shades of #54C985

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

#6CD096
#83D8A6
#9ADFB7
#B1E7C8
#C9EED8
#E0F5E9

Shades

#3CBE72
#329F5F
#2A844F
#20653D
#174A2C
#0D2B1A

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #54C985.

How #54C985 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#54C985
Protanopia#BBBB86
Protanomaly#9DC185
Deuteranopia#ADAD89
Deuteranomaly#92B987
Tritanopia#66C2C2
Tritanomaly#5FC5AD
Achromatopsia#B3B3B3

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #54C985 in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-54c985: #54C985;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #54C985;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-54c985': '#54C985' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.329, green: 0.788, blue: 0.522)
Android XML<color name="color_54c985">#54C985</color>
SVG fillfill="#54C985"

More Green Colors

#54C985 sits in the green family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

000200fdfff5001f00f7fee7002400f7fbf5002c22f5fffa002e00f5fff5003300f0fff000800000db870d542b20483f33cc6646c3995ea50072863991e0b7a3f5d8bcd7bcd1ffed

#54C985 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #54C985?

#54C985 is a mid-tone green — rgb(84, 201, 133) in RGB and hsl(145, 52%, 56%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Emerald (#50C878), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 6.3.

What is the RGB value of #54C985?

#54C985 is rgb(84, 201, 133) — red 84, green 201, and blue 133 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #54C985?

#54C985 converts to approximately cmyk(58%, 0%, 34%, 21%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #54C985 be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #54C985 scores 2.09:1 against white and 10.07:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #54C985 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #54C985 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 7.85, which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side.

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