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#54CFBA Color

#54CFBA is rgb(84, 207, 186) in RGB, hsl(170, 56%, 57%) in HSL, and about cmyk(59%, 0%, 10%, 19%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Medium Aquamarine (#66CDAA), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 8.37. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#54CFBA
HEX#54CFBA
RGBrgb(84, 207, 186)
HSLhsl(170, 56%, 57%)
HSVhsv(170, 59%, 81%)
CMYKcmyk(59%, 0%, 10%, 19%)
OKLCHoklch(78% 0.114 180)
LABlab(75.87% -39.60 -0.33)
LCHlch(75.87% 39.60 180.47)

What #54CFBA 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 #54CFBA, 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.

#54CFBA Channel Values

How #54CFBA 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 1868-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 170° · S 56% · L 57%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 170° · S 59% · V 81%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 59% · M 0% · Y 10% · K 19%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance1.91:1 vs white · 11.01:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #54CFBA 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 text1.91:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text11.01:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

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Colors That Go With #54CFBA

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #54CFBA; 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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Analogous
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Triadic
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Tints & Shades of #54CFBA

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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Shades

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

How #54CFBA 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#54CFBA
Protanopia#C1C1BA
Protanomaly#A1C7BA
Deuteranopia#B2B2BD
Deuteranomaly#96BEBC
Tritanopia#5BCDCD
Tritanomaly#59CEC5
Achromatopsia#BCBCBC

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #54CFBA in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-54cfba: #54CFBA;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #54CFBA;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-54cfba': '#54CFBA' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.329, green: 0.812, blue: 0.729)
Android XML<color name="color_54cfba">#54CFBA</color>
SVG fillfill="#54CFBA"

More Teal Colors

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

#54CFBA Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #54CFBA?

#54CFBA is a mid-tone teal — rgb(84, 207, 186) in RGB and hsl(170, 56%, 57%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Medium Aquamarine (#66CDAA), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 8.37.

What is the RGB value of #54CFBA?

#54CFBA is rgb(84, 207, 186) — red 84, green 207, and blue 186 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #54CFBA?

#54CFBA converts to approximately cmyk(59%, 0%, 10%, 19%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #54CFBA be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #54CFBA scores 1.91:1 against white and 11.01:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

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

No. #54CFBA 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 8.37, which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side.

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