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#54CF9E Color

#54CF9E is rgb(84, 207, 158) in RGB, hsl(156, 56%, 57%) in HSL, and about cmyk(59%, 0%, 24%, 19%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Eucalyptus (#44D7A8), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 5.25. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#54CF9E
HEX#54CF9E
RGBrgb(84, 207, 158)
HSLhsl(156, 56%, 57%)
HSVhsv(156, 59%, 81%)
CMYKcmyk(59%, 0%, 24%, 19%)
OKLCHoklch(77.2% 0.132 163.9)
LABlab(75.31% -44.60 13.75)
LCHlch(75.31% 46.67 162.87)

What #54CF9E 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 #54CF9E, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Eucalyptus#44D7A8ΔE 5.25Mountain Meadow#30BA8FΔE 8.19Medium Aquamarine#66CDAAΔE 9.05Caribbean Green#00CC99ΔE 9.14Spearmint#4FE7B0ΔE 10.13Green (Crayola)#1CAC78ΔE 13.27

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

#54CF9E Channel Values

How #54CF9E 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 207 · B 1588-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 156° · S 56% · L 57%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 156° · S 59% · V 81%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 59% · M 0% · Y 24% · K 19%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance1.95:1 vs white · 10.8:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #54CF9E 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 text1.95:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text10.8:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #54CF9E in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #54CF9E

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #54CF9E; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#54CF9E
Complementary
#CF5485
Analogous
#54CF60
Analogous
#54C2CF
Triadic
#9E54CF
Triadic
#CF9E54
Split comp.
#CF54C2
Split comp.
#CF6054

Tints & Shades of #54CF9E

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

#6CD5AB
#84DCB9
#9CE3C6
#AFE9D2
#C7EFDF
#DFF6ED

Shades

#37C38B
#2FA777
#268760
#1E6B4D
#154C36
#0D3022

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #54CF9E.

How #54CF9E 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#54CF9E
Protanopia#C1C19F
Protanomaly#A1C79E
Deuteranopia#B2B2A1
Deuteranomaly#96BEA0
Tritanopia#63CACA
Tritanomaly#5DCCBA
Achromatopsia#BABABA

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #54CF9E in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-54cf9e: #54CF9E;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #54CF9E;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-54cf9e': '#54CF9E' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.329, green: 0.812, blue: 0.620)
Android XML<color name="color_54cf9e">#54CF9E</color>
SVG fillfill="#54CF9E"

More Green Colors

#54CF9E sits in the green family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

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#54CF9E Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #54CF9E?

#54CF9E is a mid-tone green — rgb(84, 207, 158) in RGB and hsl(156, 56%, 57%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Eucalyptus (#44D7A8), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 5.25.

What is the RGB value of #54CF9E?

#54CF9E is rgb(84, 207, 158) — red 84, green 207, and blue 158 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #54CF9E?

#54CF9E converts to approximately cmyk(59%, 0%, 24%, 19%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #54CF9E be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #54CF9E scores 1.95:1 against white and 10.8:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #54CF9E as a CSS color keyword?

No. #54CF9E 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 mediumaquamarine (#66CDAA) at a CIE76 distance of 9.05, which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side.

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